lighting photographs
i have flashophobia. the first thing i do when i pick up my camera is check the flash is disabled. i love my all-manual slr in large part because it has no flash. no available light, no pictures for me. which is a bit silly, considering i live in not the sunniest part of the world and take a lot of my pictures indoors.
part of my plan for revamping the blog was to pay more attention to my pictures, take some time to think more about photography in general. and i’m sure that stepping (tentatively) into the world of artificial lighting is probably the biggest improvement i can make at the moment, particularly where the blog is concerned.
bingo, right on cue i’m directed to strobist, in particular the lighting 101 and $10 macro photo studio. there’s also a busy flickr group, although at first glance it seems a bit kit-tastic.
posted: January 14th, 2007 under misc.
comments: 2
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comment from crumpet
time: 15/1/2007, 7:30 am
I’m flashophobic too — you’re not alone! To help with this, I have my overhead light, a floor lamp and two desk lamps with extremely bright bulbs in my studio, and I’ve positioned my desk so that the window is behind me when I’m taking pictures of things on it. We also have a lens that that allows a goodly amount of light it, which works really well for indoor shots where the light may be lacking.
comment from soph
time: 15/1/2007, 9:20 am
thanks for the tips crumpet, i’ve noticed how well lit your pics are.
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