VIDEO DIGEST: Here are some of Bob’s main lighting techniques from the video.

• Shadows- Don’t think you can always fix the shadows in post-production. Sometimes it will create noise in the photograph
• Noise- ” In digital photographs, “noise” is the commonly-used term to describe visual distortion. It looks similar to grain found in film photographs, but can also look like splotches of discoloration when it’s really bad, and can ruin a photograph. Noise tends get worse when you’re shooting in low light.
• Utilize/combine light sources. Example: Mix the blue light from the sky next to tungsten lights on buildings or street lamps. (Timing is critical)
• Flash Photography- Bob says he doesn’t like how harsh the small flash is on cameras, so he avoids using it. He will occasionally use the flash to put a “catch-light” in people’s eyes.
• Internal Light- The only light source in the photograph comes from within the frame
• Portraits- Not always about the face
• Look at everything you shoot as broadly as possible
• Think. Shoot Intelligently. Look at every angle.
• Work a subject
• Learn to look at light
• Learn how your camera records light
• Practice. Practice. Practice.

Watch. Read. Practice. Repeat.

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