I have been trying to perfect my
photography skills before I am in Photo 2 class for 2nd semester.
Digital Photography is something we barely had touched on last year in Photo 1,
but I was not the best at it. Before reading the book The Best of Photographic
Lighting by Bill Hurter, lighting for the digital photos was not something
I had really thought about a whole lot. Most of the time last year pictures
were graded on the quality and the content, not the lightning. Hurter says that
“Light is the key raw ingredient of Photography.” (Pg.5)
After reading the book I decided to
look back at some of my previous photos of digital photography and compare them
to some of the ones I did more recently after reading the book. And I got to
say, from just reading the first 2 chapters, my photos improved significantly
in a lot of different things.
This first photo was one I had
taken last year during Photo 1, and its techniques are not greatly used. I took
this photo late at night in my living room using a lamp for an extra light
source. Hurter said that “Earlier and later than these hours [9AM-3PM], the
color temperature dips, producing a warmer-toned image” (Pg.22)
The second photo I took recently
during the daytime. It was really sunny but very cold outside but had the
perfect lighting which made the picture that much better. “Daylight photos are
balanced to render colors….they produce the most accurate color during the
middle of the day (9AM-3PM)” (Pg.22). Hurter’s recommendation really made a
huge difference in the outcome of the photo.
The way I applied hurters knowledge to my own photographs
made them a lot better than they were before. I know now that I to make the
photos turn out better, they need to be taken during the day, not late at
night. The quality of the colors pop out better, and the light quality wont
turnout as greyish.
Hurter, Bill. The Best of Photographic Lighting: Techniques
and Images for Digital Photographers. 2nd ed. Buffalo, NY: Amherst Media, 2006.
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