Textures and Lighting
Textures and Lighting
Light will encounter a multitude of surfaces.
Those surfaces will reflect light in such a way that it appears to a specific type of surface.
Those surfaces range from smooth to gritty, solid to almost a state of liquid.
Perhaps it looks prickly, furry, or grainy.
We refer to these surfaces as "texture".
Marble
Sack Cloth
Textures
Diamond Plate
Textures
Wood Grain
Textures
Pink Celluloid
Textures
Metal Grate Garbage Can
Textures
Textures
Lauren’s Dress
Textures
Water Reflection/Refraction
Lighting
Light is the basic building block of all we perceive.
Without light we cannot use our eyes.
Without light, we have no way of seeing where we are going and no way to observe the world around us.
We are unable to distinguish objects near or far, unable to locate a friend in a crowd, or unable to see whether we are headed for a cliff.
Just like the human eye, light is essential to a camera for it to function at full capacity.
The reflection of light is what gives objects their color.
In fact, without light, Photography is useless.
Shadows
Notice the direction of the light?
What effect or mood does this establish?
What impact do the shadows have on the image?
Lighting: Flash
Lighting: Flash is Present
Lighting: Flash
Lighting: No Flash is used
Lighting: Flash
Harsh Reflection of book
Shadowing
Inaccurate wall color
Discoloration of door
Unnatural lighting on speaker and desktop
This is what your eye sees
This is not what your eye sees
Lighting: Spot/Directional
Lighting: Spot/Directional
Notice the direction of the light?
The area where the light trails off is called “Diffusion”
The shadows with very pronounced edges are considered “Harsh”, creating a very defined boundary between light and dark
“Harsh” Reflection
Lighting: Backlighting
Lighting: Backlighting
Light originates from behind the target being photographed
At times, will produce the Omni-Directional “Ray” effect
Point of Origin (the Backlight – Convergence)
The target appears darkened, and without detail, due to the obtrusion of light
Lighting: Diffused
Lighting: Diffused
Usually, light originates from a direction that is difficult to determine
Area of Diffusion: Where the light trails off, there is no harsh edge or boundary that separates light from dark