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Let there be light |
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Let there be light:
But please, for the photographer not too much. I am constantly seeing
photographers and not just advanced workers but a fair few beginners
asking question re artificial lights. The letters begin. “I have just
taken up photography and am thinking that if I bought some lights I
could make some money.” Now, this would be a bit of a joke if it wasn’t
for some of the answers. “Well,” says camera club member of ten years
and winner of the studio high street section for the last two years
“there are many things
 Father and Daughter
that you will have to take into consideration. What flash output? How
many heads? How many soft lights and reflectors and barn doors and
snoops? And should the reflectors be gold or silver? And what is the
recycling time? And are you going to use wireless connections? Have you
thought about flash metering and how about a few sensors? Yes it goes
on and on and ends up listing the entire Bowens catalogue, and that’s
before we get onto backgrounds.
 Let there be light
The most important question that is never asked is “Is your garage big
enough when you wise up and get shot of it? Honestly, the great master
painters, Rembrandt for example, would not have known what to do with a
flash meter. A nice North facing window, or in fact any window on a
dull day, is good enough, as the two portraits above demonstrate. Also
remember that lighting designers are paid a lot of money for their
expertise, it’s not something you can buy at Jessops.
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