How to See and Harness the Four Main Types of Light
Here’s a 10 minute photography lesson by Karl Taylor on the four main types of light: transmitted, reflected, soft, and hard. Understanding these concepts can revolutionize the way you see and shoot scenes.
(via Silber Studios)
Light Up Particles in the Air for a Snazzy Silhouette Portrait at Night
You can light up particles in the air for a snazzy effect. The photos in this post were done by shining a powerful focused light into the air in various weather conditions during a long exposure. You need a light source that outputs some major power to pull off the effect. I used a Coast...
Starry Night Photographs of Landscapes Covered in Lights
Korean photographer Lee Eunyeol creates beautiful nighttime scenes by installing lights in various landscapes. His artist statement reads, Starry night expresses private spaces given by night and various emotions that are not able to be defined and described in the space. I’ve chosen analogue type for the expression which attempts to install electric bulbs in...
NAB 2012: PRG Foton and HSw Remote Phosphor Technology
PRG reveals a new lighting solution that has won them 3 awards. These lights improve upon existing LED designs to have a 10:1 efficiency
NAB 2012: Zacuto Plasma Light Panel, and Unique shoulder rig, with handle follow focus
Jens walks us through their fresh light panel technology with Plasma and new follow focus design
How to Turn Sunlight into Moonlight with Camera Trickery
This short video tutorial shows how you can shift the color balance of sunlight to create a blue background that looks like moonlight. I wanted a night time look to this 20′s scene. Shooting later was not an option. This was a way to give a night time look to the sunlight streaming in the...
NAB 2012: Tenba & Zylight
We stop by the Tenba booth to talk about some of their new bags, as well as, dropping by to take a look at Zylight’s unconventional LED lights
Learn How to See Light Using an Egg
In 9th grade, photographer Joe Edelman was given the assignment of creating 5 separate photos of an egg without moving it. That task became a defining moment in his journey as a photographer, teaching him the importance of learning to “see”...
Luminaris: A Beautiful Stop-Motion Short Film About Light
Luminaris is an amazing stop-motion short film by Argentinean director Juan Pablo Zaramella. It’s about a lightbulb factory worker who dreams of changing his world.
(via The Creators Project)
Switronix BOLT LED Review
I’ve never really been a fan of on-camera lighting solutions. I know that in some shooting situations they are absolutely necessary; however, for the most part I have avoided using them my whole career. My main complaint with them has been that they are bulky, add unneeded weight to the camera, and unless you are...
Astronaut Captures Photo From Orbit of Astronomers Flashing Space Station
This past Sunday, a group of amateur astronomers in San Antonio, Texas successfully “flashed” the International Space Station with a blue laser and spotlight as it whizzed by overhead. While this might sound like an easy thing to do, it’s much more complicated than you think. Astronaut Don Pettit shot the photo of the experiment...
Photos of High Powered Laser Rainbows Projected Across the Night Sky
“Global Rainbow” is an outdoor art installation by Yvette Mattern that consists of seven high powered lasers projecting a bright rainbow across the night sky. The rainbow was originally displayed in New York in 2009, but has since appeared in cities across the UK. If you’re lucky enough to see the project in real life,...
