Lighting Digital Field Guide
light (continued) split, 208–209 supplementary, 13 tungsten, 19–21 varying output of, 219 wavelength, 16 window shade, 58 light modifiers barndoor, 129 beauty dish, 126–127 cookie cutter, 132–133 diffuser, 129–130 flags, 133 flash system, 18 gels, 131 grids, 131–132 for portrait photography, 195 reflectors, 128–129 ring light, 127–128 snoots, 131–132 softbox, 124–126 speedlight, 119 umbrella, 122–124 light stand, 137 light theory, 91 light trails, 185 light writing, 1 lighting equipment, 121 lighting placement, 206–210 lighting ratios, 89 Lightroom program, 30 Lightsphere products, 119 Lightware, 141 long time exposure, 58–59 loop lighting, 207 lossy compression, 45 LowePro, 246 low-key lighting, 86–87 low-light event photography, 159–161 luminance histogram, 43 of lighting source, 6 of subject, 6 LumiQuest, 119 Lutz, Dave, 52
M macro photography aperture for, 75–76 spot metering mode, 243 magazine resources, 266–267 makeup, 195 Manual exposure mode for event photography, 163 for night photography, 181 overview, 37–38 speedlights and, 105–106 maximum depth of field, 69 medium apertures, 34 medium shutter speed, 31
medium time exposure, 57–58 memory card, 148, 167, 228 meter color temperature, 17 incident metering, 97 reflective, 97–98 Through-the-Lens (TTL) metering, 84, 98 metering mode Center-weighted, 38–39 Scene, 38 Spot, 39 for wildlife and pet photography, 243–244 midrange depth of field, 69 Miller, Ted, 66 mineral oil, 223 Mini and Micro Apollo softbox, 118–119 MiniTT1, 111 modeling light, 81–82, 85 monolight accessories, 83 basic description of, 81 convenience of use, 82 manufacturers, 83 modeling light, 82 optical slave, 82 portability, 83 power options, 82 monopod for daylight event photography, 158–159 for nature photography, 166 for portrait photography, 195 for sports photography, 148 for wedding photography, 228 for wildlife and photography, 245 moon as light source, 188 Moony f/11 rule, 189 motion blur, 56, 59–60 MultiMax transceivers, 111 muslin backdrop, 135–136
N National Geographic Web site, 266 natural light, 206 Nature Photographers Online Magazine Web site, 266 nature photography accessories, 169 early morning to midday, 173–174 filters, 169–171 iconic landmarks, 178 overview, 165 preparation and considerations, 166–169 presunrise and sunrise, 171–172 presunset, sunset, and twilight, 174–175 professional advice, 176–178 rainbow, 177 Rule of Thirds, 257 tripod, 166 neon light, 23–24 neutral density filter, 170–171, 246
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