I've seen the Light!
Apr 27, 2018 14:50:05 #
I think we can agree that we all have our own opinions and words to convey those opinion but in face are all trying to convey the same thing.
R.G. wrote:
3,000,000+ responses..... that's a lot to wade through 
. Has anybody done a good job of condensing it down into an efficient learning curve?
. Has anybody done a good job of condensing it down into an efficient learning curve?Apr 27, 2018 14:54:09 #
timtim47 wrote:
Sorry: I meant to add this photo in my last post.
Wow! THAT is interesting. I would have like to see it larger.
Apr 27, 2018 14:56:00 #
DanielB wrote:
I think we can agree that we all have our own opinions and words to convey those opinion but in face are all trying to convey the same thing.
Is that "Everybody needs a light"?
Apr 27, 2018 15:18:39 #
tallshooter wrote:
Is that "Everybody needs a light"?
No, mushrooms like the dark.
Apr 27, 2018 15:22:44 #
So many times on my tours, I see the guests shooting subjects and I'm almost shouting, "Look at the Light." It can be hard to see if you don't study light. The picture of the sealions was just such a time. My guests were all going long lens and close up while I was pulling back to get the rays. I see days as either subject days (lousy light-look for subjects), or light days (great light where almost any subject can be a good picture.) I've thrown in a few more pictures that favor light just for the fun of it.
..Cam
..Cam
CatMarley wrote:
This forum, like so many others seems focused on g... (show quote)
Apr 27, 2018 15:30:38 #
This doesn't sit right with me. A picture can have "great light" because of the lack of contrast. There are many things that make light look good. Also, you can not understand light and still get great pictures.
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Jeffcs wrote:
Really just really!
All of you are dancing around the reason some “light” “looks” so much better.
It’s called CONTRAST!!!
Don’t get me wrong it’s not just contrast, there’s a lot more that goes into an outstanding image and until you figure that out your going to be a mediocre shooter at best.
All of you are dancing around the reason some “light” “looks” so much better.
It’s called CONTRAST!!!
Don’t get me wrong it’s not just contrast, there’s a lot more that goes into an outstanding image and until you figure that out your going to be a mediocre shooter at best.
Apr 27, 2018 15:31:44 #
Yes, yes, yes.
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gvarner wrote:
Mastering light is certainly near the top of the list in taking quality photos. It sets the stage for our emotional responce to the image. But I think that it is still just one more building block to mastering technique, the technical side of the equation. Artistic vision would be at the very top of the creative ladder, above everything else. Imagination has to create the image.
Apr 27, 2018 16:16:06 #
CatMarley wrote:
You may be missing the point. The point is that re... (show quote)
That's great if you are thinking as an artist. People like Nick Ut, or the Times Square photographer, had to shoot when the picture presented itself.
Apr 27, 2018 16:59:39 #
CamB wrote:
This doesn't sit right with me. A picture can have "great light" because of the lack of contrast. There are many things that make light look good. Also, you can not understand light and still get great pictures.
..Cam
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And a blind squirrel can find a nut.
Apr 27, 2018 17:05:23 #
rehess wrote:
That's great if you are thinking as an artist. People like Nick Ut, or the Times Square photographer, had to shoot when the picture presented itself.
A photojournalist may not have the choice to find the best light but he will have the best photo when he does happen to have it! It is like the difference between self defense and marksmanship.
Apr 27, 2018 17:37:28 #
Thanks for the nice compliment.
If you would like to see more examples of how I use light then go to my site.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131361322@N06/
If you would like to see more examples of how I use light then go to my site.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131361322@N06/
Apr 27, 2018 17:50:35 #
R.G. wrote:
Magazines can be good at simplifying things, but it seems a lot to get through. What we need is a good, informative, inspiring discussion thread .
.The T-L Library is half a shelf of books. I put a photo of them at the end of my post.
No magazines were involved (except that the photographers and editors of Time-Life — the company — wrote and compiled the series).
A discussion thread on light and lighting could stretch on for hundreds of pages, a large portion of which would be petty arguments, insults, misinformation, and other 💩.
For the fundamentals, nothing beats well-vetted, well-edited sources. So much of what’s on the ‘Net is untrue, half-true, indecipherable, opinionated, and a waste of time, like most of the talking head videos on YouTube.
Apr 27, 2018 17:50:55 #
Cat, this is a little late and this is not specifically about light but it’s a topic I had a few years ago about Sunrise/Sunsets which by default are about LIGHT!
Lots of examples of light.
Feel free to add to it if you have any sunrise/sunsets!!!
Thanks for a topic about light!
SS
Lots of examples of light.
Feel free to add to it if you have any sunrise/sunsets!!!
Thanks for a topic about light!
SS
Apr 27, 2018 18:11:18 #
In support of Today's topic. Fuji scans from the 90's. I have not yet mastered the the digital equivalent.
Apr 27, 2018 18:21:49 #
CatMarley wrote:
This forum, like so many others seems focused on g... (show quote)
In general, the best use of light I have seen is in B&W. Shadows rule! >Alan
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