Ok guys , this ones VERY IMP..... EXTREMELY valuable to every single person interested in photography.....How would u like to learn from every pic u see....And i dont mean learn as in catch an idea , or pick up a cool angle or composition, NO ! what i mean is know the TECHNIQUE(and even equipment) behind every shot u watch from the date of reading this article till eternity..!! The trick is not to take a cool looking shot for granted , rather give it some time , study it , think about the lighting.
Its called REVERSE ENGINEERING photos . Now it maybe something some of u do subconciously and others dont even care to think about. But check out this stub from strobists REVERSE ENGINEERING photos to get an idea of what im talkin about:As quoted from strobist :
You cannot hide how you lit something. Everything about the light - style, color, direction, size, beam spread, etc., - is on display for any shooter with something between his or her ears to figure out.You should be able to deconstruct the light used by others. Here are some starters.
Q: Where did the light come from?
A: The shadows will tell you.
Q: Were there multiple sources?
A: If the light appears to be coming from multiple directions (assuming no mirrors) probably. Also check for inconsistent shadows.
Q: Was the strobe light balanced?
A: Well, do the florescents look, say, white? There you go. Ditto tungsten, etc.
Q: Is the light falling over a small, restricted area?
A: Snoot or grid.
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I dont get this one. "Q: How did they get that overcast sky so neon blue?
A: Set the camera balance to tungsten, which renders the formerly neutral clouds blue. Underexpose the sky (to, say, a stop below medium grey) for more of an effect. Then, CTO-gel the flash lighting your subject to render the light hitting it as white and you have the effect."
U know to best demonstrate this one i think u should try it urself, just go out to ur window , hold ur cam , snap a shot when the white balance is set to daylight , then snap one when its set to tungsten , u will find that in the one set to tunsten ( a light bulb sign un the white balance menu of the cam)will be much bluer all over . Now the part bout the CTO gel . CTO gel = Color Temperature Orange , means simply an orange transparent papaer put on the flash to change it color from white to orange....:) So what they wanna do is set the color balance to tungsten(not daylight) although we are in daylight, this will render the whole frame blue , then fire the warm colored flash which has been made warmer by the CTO gel on the subject , so u get a sorta contrats between the orange colored subject and the background for a nice effect.:) Thanks for askin nancy...:)and about under exposing thats for a greater effect....
Oh and check this link out ...
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-using-gels-to-correct.html
Now I understand. Thanks semary :)
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