Sweet article from strobist : One Minute lighting tip

Its been a while since ive posted something from Strobist
( THE MAN ) , but just saw this cool post there and thought id point u guys to it ..Smart lighting .... :) Check this teaser out :

Quick, what color is the tile that this Turkish candy is sitting on?

If you said green, you should probably hit the jump to learn about how lighting on two planes gives you more control over your photos.

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First things first: The tile that the candy on is actually black.

Second, let's walk through the light reader Nionyn used for the shot and see what's what.

The main light is a gridded Vivitar 283, coming in from front camera left.

Rest of the article at Strobist .