My favorite lighting tools, tips, and techniques.
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“LIGHT IS LIGHT,” as a wise photographer once told me, and the equipment you use to illuminate a subject may be less important than how you use it. That’s because the most important characteristics of any light source are quantity, quality, color, and direction. The particular hardware you use can also be influenced by where a portrait is made—on location or in the studio—but these four factors still have an impact on creating the final image. It’s obvious that LED studio lighting as a trend isn’t going away anytime soon but just because something is trendy doesn’t mean there aren’t useful alternatives. This month I’ll introduce you to a few, including a surprisingly inexpensive speedlight.
LEDS: THE CURRENT TREND
We know all the cool kids are using LED lighting and why not. It’s continuous, cool in temperature, and ideal for hybrid photography. All the LED lights I’ve tested claim to be daylight balanced but we know daylight comes in all kinds of colors. Tip: To check color, use a pocket diffraction grating spectroscope to analyze the quality of LED lights. These are used by rock and gem collectors and are available on eBay for $30 to $50.
Rotolight’s AEOS ($995) is a thin—less than an inch—LED light designed for video and portraits and features a combination of continuous and flash lighting. The AEOS produces a color temperature adjustable flash at 200 percent of the
Who’s It For: Location, studio, and hybrid shooters looking for a powerful continuous color correct light source that also delivers flash capability.
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“The Pano Rocks!”
THIS ONE SURE DOES, AND FOR MORE REASONS THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT
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Landscapes In Motion
HOW MICHAEL SHAINBLUM CAPTURES HIS TRULY BREATHTAKING IMAGERY
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Shooting Stars
PREPARED FOR A METEOR SHOWER, A PHOTOGRAPHER FINDS THE NIGHT HAS A FEW SURPRISES IN STORE.
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Shake It Up
EXPLORE CREATIVE TECHNIQUES TO ADD VARIETY TO YOUR PHOTOS.
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Life Lessons
HOW INSTAGRAM AND AN IPHONE TURNED A HOBBY INTO A SECOND CAREER
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Shutter To Think
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CAMERA SHUTTERS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
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Monochrome Master
THE BLACK-AND-WHITE MAGIC OF MAX VADUKUL
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True Grit
CAPTURING AMERICAN TRADITIONS IN TIMELESS BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGES.
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Treasure Chest
WHAT’S THE REAL ATTRACTION—THE PHONE’S CAMERA OR THE CREATIVITY OF ITS APPS?
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Invisible Man
HOW DAVID INGRAHAM TAKES STREET PHOTOGRAPHY BEYOND TRADITION.