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Believable IllusionBelievable Illusion

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Using Light:Using Light:

Drawing with light is at the core of dynamic or Drawing with light is at the core of dynamic or purposeful photography. The other half of the core is purposeful photography. The other half of the core is the ability to tell a story. Telling a believable story the ability to tell a story. Telling a believable story takes solid photographic skills and strong awareness takes solid photographic skills and strong awareness and control over light, composition, and people and/or and control over light, composition, and people and/or object manipulation skills.object manipulation skills.


Skill Requirement: BasicsSkill Requirement: Basics

At minimum, you need to know when an image is accurately At minimum, you need to know when an image is accurately exposed with correct color, and reasonably sharp. exposed with correct color, and reasonably sharp.

1.1.ExposureExposure Dark, just Dark, just right range, to too light.right range, to too light.

2.2.ColorColor Warm, Warm, neutral, to cool.neutral, to cool.

3.3.SharpnessSharpness Get Get accurate focus point and accurate focus point and deep deep enough depth-fo-field to enough depth-fo-field to carry the carry the required focus range.required focus range.


Sill Requirement: HistogramSill Requirement: Histogram

All of you have active or passive histogram, exposure All of you have active or passive histogram, exposure graph display, in your camera LCD. You must start graph display, in your camera LCD. You must start paying attention to it.paying attention to it.

Active histogram is much more useful because the Active histogram is much more useful because the exposure graph is fully active during the preview exposure graph is fully active during the preview (before shooting) phase.(before shooting) phase.

This give you the chance to study the lighting before This give you the chance to study the lighting before you shoot.you shoot.


Exposure Error:Exposure Error:

Whether the image is too light or dark, it ‘s usually Whether the image is too light or dark, it ‘s usually not a problem with the camera exposure meter. Most not a problem with the camera exposure meter. Most real world scenes have tonal range beyond the real world scenes have tonal range beyond the capability of the sensor chip to capture accurately.capability of the sensor chip to capture accurately.

Using the squint-view technique in combination with Using the squint-view technique in combination with observing the histogram can help you to be selective observing the histogram can help you to be selective about what, where, and when you shoot.about what, where, and when you shoot.


Light Level:Light Level:

Without light, there is no image. With low light, there Without light, there is no image. With low light, there is poor image with digital noise (grain), bad color, and is poor image with digital noise (grain), bad color, and low contrast. low contrast.

The compact digital is designed to perform well in full The compact digital is designed to perform well in full daylight level of illumination. Best image are captured daylight level of illumination. Best image are captured somewhere between full sunlit day and moonlit night somewhere between full sunlit day and moonlit night scenes. scenes.


Seeing the Light:Seeing the Light:

Many of the assignment requirements (rules) are Many of the assignment requirements (rules) are calculated to maximize the success potential for the calculated to maximize the success potential for the student. It could benefit you to study the ‘why’s’ behind student. It could benefit you to study the ‘why’s’ behind the requirement . the requirement .

Once you see the light, understand story telling, and Once you see the light, understand story telling, and fully appreciate output requirements, lot of rules can go fully appreciate output requirements, lot of rules can go out the window. Or, you’ll just modify the requirements out the window. Or, you’ll just modify the requirements to fit your needs.to fit your needs.


Puzzle:Puzzle:

Is the example shot an Is the example shot an outdoor or an indoor shot? outdoor or an indoor shot? Is it natural or artificial Is it natural or artificial light? Why do you think light? Why do you think so? What are the evidence so? What are the evidence for your assertion?for your assertion?


Indoor ShotIndoor Shot

The original shot was The original shot was taken inside a QFC in taken inside a QFC in Wallingford under Wallingford under fluorescent lights. fluorescent lights.


Unconscious ExpectationUnconscious Expectation

Creating an illusion requires Creating an illusion requires viewer participation. The viewer participation. The viewer brings their viewer brings their ‘unconscious expectations’ to ‘unconscious expectations’ to your photographic offering. An your photographic offering. An unthinking expectation might unthinking expectation might be that flower grows outside.be that flower grows outside.


Lighting Direction and Lighting Direction and CroppingCropping

The “top light” direction is also The “top light” direction is also helping the image to look like helping the image to look like it’s outdoors. And I cropped to it’s outdoors. And I cropped to delete anything that might delete anything that might give a hint to it’s true location.give a hint to it’s true location.


It’s the Thought that CountsIt’s the Thought that Counts

Even if you weren’t fooled, it’s important to give the Even if you weren’t fooled, it’s important to give the concepts due consideration. And the concept were…concepts due consideration. And the concept were…

1.1. Know your story.Know your story.2.2. Have some concrete ideas about how to fill-in the detail Have some concrete ideas about how to fill-in the detail

of your story.of your story.3.3. Execute the shot to the best of your abilityExecute the shot to the best of your ability4.4. Make sure to shoot variations on your theme (bracket).Make sure to shoot variations on your theme (bracket).5.5. Study the histogram from each and every shot.Study the histogram from each and every shot.6.6. Be willing to re shoot and re shoot with less-is-more in Be willing to re shoot and re shoot with less-is-more in

mind.mind.7.7. Show your work with learning as your primary selective Show your work with learning as your primary selective

focus goal.focus goal.

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