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Ground conception of portait lighting : He is telling us -"The main light has to come from the left side" - in short : THAT IS WRONG ! (3':12" usualy from the left side)
so here he is starting with wrong recomandation!
But is it THEN better to use 2 backlights ?
i think there are 4Girls on Photrio! That's a good one! Well maybe we have 1 or 2, but really ......
Excuse me CMoore - there is no critic from me that you linked this YouTube Video!I get the guy was just making some quick tips for beginners, like me. I do not think it was meant to be anything definitive.
Its a simple, 20 minute video, about a HUGE Topic, that could easily go for 20 hours.
Not sure why he is getting bashed so hard.
You can pick apart any video, made by anybody.
The guy (as far as i know) is a professional photographer.
http://academy-of-photography.com/www-tudorphotography-com-au-11/
I linked his video because i was unsure how the lights functioned. I did not mean to supply canon fodder for the Nay-Sayers.
Hey Mainecoonmaniac,The inverse square law is always at work with electromagnetic energy. But take a look at this video regarding the hardness (specularity) of light and distance.
Yes - that may be the RISC if you ask a simple question at Photrio!Jesus......never use 100 words when One Million will do.
WTF
I had been wondering about lights...how they work. I had no idea of the dual function that many have...as Matt explained.
So the video in my OP, it had an example of the ONE thing i was curious about. .....I was simply asking about the light function, that was it.
For all i care, the guy could be suggesting using torches with diesel oil to light a portrait.
Jesus......never use 100 words when One Million will do.
WTF
I had been wondering about lights...how they work. I had no idea of the dual function that many have...as Matt explained.
So the video in my OP, it had an example of the ONE thing i was curious about. .....I was simply asking about the light function, that was it.
For all i care, the guy could be suggesting using torches with diesel oil to light a portrait.
Yeah, Geeezuzz key-ricest !!!
WTF is right.
I don't understand why the shit storm happened.
Perhaps i should have been more clear.?Yeah, Geeezuzz key-ricest !!!
WTF is right.
For what it's worth, your original question was quite reasonable and natural.
and the ensuing discussion about books and approaches to teaching was insightful.
I don't understand why the shit storm happened.
Perhaps i should have been more clear.?
I was not a student of the photographer or his video.
In the future, because i am a "rank beginner"......maybe i should reiterate that.
"I have a specific question...and this video Just Happens to show-case an example of my confusion."
The linked video might be The Best or The Worst video about lighting that has ever been made. .
CMoore - pls. have in mind that many people who are interested watch your thread!Perhaps i should have been more clear.?
I was not a student of the photographer or his video.
In the future, because i am a "rank beginner"......maybe i should reiterate that.
"I have a specific question...and this video Just Happens to show-case an example of my confusion."
The linked video might be The Best or The Worst video about lighting that has ever been made. .
Well then, building on my "success" here.....let me ask another question.I think you did just fine. I completely understood what you were asking and did not even watch the video...
True enough.CMoore - pls. have in mind that many people who are interested watch your thread!
May be your question is 100% answered long before but within further issues habe come up!
So for you it may be quite clear - but to others it may be an approach from your origin intention
wich may be from further interest to others - to often case (just from my point).
But sorry AGAIN......never mind in details
with regards
PS : But friends what I realy don't like are off topic posts wich are just to express the current
emotional state of the person who feel from reading a threat without real interest to the theme!
Hmmm I would say one should find a theme in photography never done before!Well then, building on my "success" here.....let me ask another question.
I have been doing some reading on Adorama, and Youtube, but i have access to you guys, so it makes sense to ask. Some of you Are/Were professional photographers, or amateurs with years of experience.
For a beginner, for basic studio stuff...from models to products...does it make sense to use Strobes over Continuous lighting.?
I imagine 30 years ago, there would be A Lot of heat generated by continuous lighting, but maybe today's lights run a lot cooler.
Anyway......is there any "rule of thumb" or general wisdom when choosing Strobe Vs Continuous.?
I realize there might be virtues to both, and that both might work,but........if you were starting out, which would you choose.?
Perhaps there is a need for both.?
Thank You
Yeah.Strobes still tend to be a lot more powerful than any continuous lighting that would be practical.
They also are better at minimizing problems with subject movement - think children!
Neither number is a measurement of light output, per se. Tungsten lamps (not LEDs) consume a good amount of watts just producing heat, not light.LED.....just curios, not ready to buy anything yet. With strobes i am used to seeing numbers like 300-1000 watts.
That LED/Daylight is 60 watts. Is that more indicative of the power that the LED consumes than how much light it puts out compared to a Traditional Studio Light.?
I just watched a DIY video where the guy took a 2x3 Styrofoam ice-chest, drilled a hole in the bottom, and turned it into a pretty convincing softbox.
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