advantages, 379

bare tube, 392–393

with bouncing, 420–421

contrast ratios, 390

with cookies, 422–423

duration management, 389

flash heads, 381–382

in flat art copying, 396–397

in glamour lighting, 406–407

light output, 385

location safety, 416–417

in mixed lighting effects, 418–419

modeling light, 382, 390

monolights, 380, 382–383, 398–399

multiple room challenges, 414–415

with multiple soft banks, 410–411

with multiple umbrellas, 408–409

in natural light assistance, 412–413

power packs, 380–381

quartz modeling lamp, 391

receivers, 387

recycling time, 388

reflector options, 394

with scrims, 402

slave trigger, 395

in sunlight creation, 404–405

sync cables, 386

system, 380–383

tenth-stop increments, 385

transmitter, 386

watt-seconds, 384

wireless, 386–387

firmness, 450

on gessoed canvas, 442

See also Painter

freezing, 70, 104

low light and, 104

slow, 104

ACE, 472

contact information, 484

Gamma, 172

RGB, 154, 174

Adobe application synchronization in, 174

editing and renaming in, 166

Preferences window, 196, 197

reviewing shoot in, 196

Basic button, 200

benefits, 198

blacks, 213

brightness adjustment, 40

Camera Calibration button, 201, 223

chromatic aberration, 223

clarity, 214

color purity, 215

color samplers tool, 206

color space, 206

color temperature, 206–209

contrast, 210

control, 200

default versus auto, 210

Detail button, 201

environment, 200–201

exposure adjustment, 40

fill light, 212

full screen toggle, 200

hand tool, 206

histograms, 204–206

HSL/Grayscale button, 201

hue, 220

Image Adjustment Tab buttons, 200–201

Lens Correction button, 201

luminance, 220

noise reduction, 218

plug-in, 198

post-production, 199

postproduction filter kit, 219

recovery, 212

saturation, 215, 220

scanning, 224–227

scanning tools, 228–233

Split Toning button, 201, 222

tint, 206–209

tonality, 210–211

Tone Curve button, 200–201, 216–217

vibrance, 215

vignette, 223

white balancing, 206–207

workflow options, 206

See also Raw files

bright, 40

highlights and shadows, 38

after dark, 248–249

candles, 246–247

early morning, 236–237

elements, 17

firelight, 246

gender-specific, 240–241

late afternoon, 242–243

maximum aperture, 102

midday, 238–239

silhouettes and sunsets, 244–245

bird’s-eye, 123

glass’s, 122

from ground, 122–123

illustrated, 122

ambient light and, 102

change, 93

flash meter suggested, 141

light volume and, 65

lock, 87

maximum resolution, 126

minimum diffraction, 126

priority, 143

Aperture Priority Auto, 85

Programmed Auto, 85

priorities, 66

settings, 85

Shutter Priority Auto, 85

auto and dynamic area, 128

dynamic area, 128

group dynamic, 128

lenses, 83

single area, 128

defined, 464

Divine Proportion and, 462–464

illustrated result, 465

photos for, 464

See also Painter

as key light, 418

uses, 20

big, 309

Boa, 308–309

empty, 309

Fly-A-Way, 309

highlights and shadows, 36

light, 242

white, 116–117

yourself, 69

defined, 318

ergonomics, 322

knob, 322

off-center, 323

quick release, 322

See also Tripods

built-in reflector versus, 392

connections, 393

mounting, 398–399

plug-in, 392–393

reflectors, 393

as softlight companion, 393

battery flash, 364–365

computer, 185

recharging, 181

use on location, 181–182

batteries, 364–365

benefits, 359, 360

bounding and, 366–367

bracketing, 360

camera role, 360

channels, 371

custom settings, 365

diffusing, 366

exposure lock, 362

flash mode, 365

functioning, 364

groups, 371

master control, 371

master flash unit, 370

master programming, 370

Modeling Illuminator, 365, 366

off-camera, 368–369

power, 360

remote mounting, 370

remote programming, 370–371

remotes, 370

resetting, 365

safety, 364

Adobe Camera Raw, 213

D-Max, 26

reflectors, 260

simplicity, 27

surround, 27

contrast, 46

printing, 478–479

treating color as, 44

beautiful, 70

length of, 248

basic, 306

defined, 306

large, 307

small, 306

testing, 306–307

weight, 307

big space, 420–421

ceiling, 420

button, 120

canceling, 120

flash, 360

white balance, 120

button, 89

canceling, 89

choosing, 89

types of, 89

when to use, 89

Adobe Camera Raw and, 40

correcting for, 211

exposure versus, 210

measurement, 44

neutral zone, 40

range, 40

Wacom Cintiq, 437

camera, 201, 223

display, 172–173, 176

defined, 156

See also Adobe Camera Raw; Raw files

calibration, 201, 223

care and feeding, 181–182

carrying cases, 182–183

flash modes, 361–362

on location with, 180–183

noise reduction features, 78

setup, 180–181

chip, resetting, 477

filling, 475–476

filling process, 476–477

nozzle, 475

recharged, reinserting, 477

See also Printers

application, 448

simplicity, 446

texture, 446

See also Painter

on location, 192

reflections, 30

contact information, 484

Daylight Jr Plus, 410

frames, 262

Lanterns, 288

OctaPlus 57, 286–287

OctaPlus Banks, 286–287

Quick Release Speed Ring, 279

Super Pro Plus - Silver, 282

Video Pro bank, 280

Window Pattern Kit, 422–423

Adobe Camera Raw, 223

defined, 82

adjusting, 437

color fidelity and brightness, 437

defined, 427

ExpressKeys, 430

sizes, 427

touch strips, 431

working incline, 437

See also Tablets

color gamut expansion, 471

defined, 152

printing and, 179

profile, 174

CMYK, 152, 174, 179, 471

HSB, 152

human vision and, 153

Lab, 152

RGB, 152, 154, 174, 203–204, 472

bastard, 291

bracketing, 120

communicating, 24

constancy, 23

contrast, 46

converting to grayscale, 219

of light, 48

metering, 146–147

moods, 292

muted, 48

perception, 22–23

planning to capture, 14

psychology, 48

purity, 215

saturation, 48

synchronization, 172–173

textures and, 32

theory, 24

treating as black and white, 44

trichromatic vision, 22

tricks, 292

umbrella light, 270

vibrance, 48

Adobe Camera Raw, 206–209

in color metering, 146

cool light, 116

manually setting, 117

measuring, 146

minor increment changes, 208

mixing, 248–249

color, 24

time-of-day, 14

telephoto, 108

tone, 150

AC power, 184–186

file storage, 185

hard drives, 185

LaCie Ethernet Big Disks, 186

securing, 184

Wacom graphic tablet, 185

what to bring, 184

Adobe Camera Raw, 210

atmospheric, 46

black and white, 46

color, 46

lighting, 46

tonal, 50

asymmetrical, 390

retina, 22

studio flash, 390

symmetrical, 390

hard, 422

Matthews Cucoloris, 422

soft, 422

window effects with, 422–423

math, 170

services, 170

terabyte server, 171

units, 170–171

downside, 326

execution, 326

light output control, 330

moonlight, 336–337

overview, 325

power needs, 336

quality of light, 326

reflections, 334–335

Soft Box, 332

total system, 330

200 Series, 351

400 HMI, 350–351

accessories, 350–351

contact information, 484

design awards, 348

focusing, 350

Series 400 Imager, 354, 356

adaptability, 344

Daylight, 344

Dedolight combination, 352

maximum, 27

minimum, 26

neutral, 25, 139

printing speed versus, 471

expressions, 92–93

increasing, 92–93

preview button, 93

scale, 81

shallow, 104

substantial, 100

battery flash, 366

image crispness and, 126

minimum aperture, 126

defined, 34

diffusing, 38

flat, 134

functioning, 256

in Illuminator kit, 258

spherical, 134

uses, 256

framework, 263–264

specular, 38

fabrics, 265

as filter, 293

Matthews RoadRags kit, 264

calibration, 172–173, 176

CRT, 172

dot pitch, 174

LCD, 172, 174

resolution, 174

visually ergonomic conditions, 176

camera to subject, 102

changing, 93

depth of field and, 92–93

hyperfocal, 94–95

intensity versus, 136

light source, 15, 136

quality of light and, 136

scale, 81

care and feeding, 181–182

carrying cases, 182–183

film, 74–75

focal plane, 81

lenses, 96

TTL metering, 360

white balancing, 116–117

high (HDR), 155

printing process and, 150

scanner, 225–226

ACR, 200–201

camera movement and, 68

print challenges, 483

work, lighting, 437

contact information, 484

Ultrachrome K3 Inks, 469

ACR options, 210

Adobe Camera Raw and, 40

bracketing, 89

brightness versus, 210

clipping and, 204

compensation, 88

correcting for, 211

extended, 72–73

locks, 87, 362

optimal, 90

overexposure, 90

sensitivity and, 62, 63, 64, 76

time and, 62, 63, 64

trinity, 62–64

underexposure, 90

volume and, 62, 63, 64

increments from the menu, 90

in light metering, 143

measurement conversion to, 143

Cintiq, 430

defined, 430

programming, 436

See also Tablets

lubrication, 23

viewfinder screens and, 127

“Fast” lenses, 104

file size and, 157

JPEG, 156

raw, 156

TIFF, 156–157

Adobe Camera Raw, 212

umbrellas for, 420

in film holder, 229

holders, 228–229

scanners, 224

basics, 290–291

charts, 292

diffusion material as, 293

polarizing, 295

production, 291

spectral energy distribution, 290

transmission percentage, 290–291

audio confirmation, 399

battery, 359–377

bracketing, 360

camera sync speed, 140

fast, 72

multiple, 141

off-camera, 368–369

readings, 140–141

studio, 140, 379–423

trigger, 141

aperture suggestion, 141

measurement choices, 141

Rear Curtain Sync, 361–362

Red-Eye Reduction, 362

Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, 362

Slow Sync, 361

illustrated, 397

light angle, 396

wall reflection, 396

changing, 93

equivalent, 96–97

experimenting with, 93

brackets, 127

internal, 82

modes, 129

viewfinder, 127

light and, 54

machines, 356

defined, 290

gelatin, 291

production today, 291

stability, 290

See also Filters

Color-Pro 3F, 117, 131, 146–147

contact information, 484

Starlight all-in-one light meter, 131, 133

converting color to, 219

histogram, 202

noise, 218

removing, 296

screens, 297

balancing, 36

blown-out, 203

clipping, 204

creating, 38

diffused, 34

hue and saturation, manipulating, 201

light source size for, 284

perspective and, 124

specular, 34, 334

too “hot,” 34

See also Shadows

accuracy with raw files, 203

Adobe Camera Raw, 204–205

best-case scenario, 202

blown-out highlights, 203

color channel clipping, 203

defined, 202

exposure and clipping, 204

exposure to the right, 202–203

grayscale, 202

horizontal axis, 202

location, 202

RGB, 203

RGB and metadata, 204

vertical height, 202

accessories, 350–351

ballast, 342

defined, 339

focusing, 350

gobos, 354

Hollywood look, 346–347

intensity control, 342

lamp cycling, 340

light heads, 340

manufacturers, 348

optical spot/flood, 348

PAR, 340, 344–345

popularity, 339

power, 339

projector attachment, 354, 356

soft light, 340

tabletop shot, 352–353

Adobe Camera Raw, 220

daylight, 25

fine-tuning, 201

highlights/shadows, manipulating, 201

calculating, 94

in manual, 94

moving, 94

visual economy and, 94–95

downsampling, 160

file format and, 157

Internet and, 158

megapixels, 158

in publishing, 158

TIFF, 156

understanding, 158–159

upsampling, 160

data collection, 134

with flat diffuser, 134

with gray cards, 139

with spherical diffuser, 134

bulk, 474–475

cartridges, 475–477

dye-based, 482

Lyson, 475

managing, 474–477

pigment-based, 482

defined, 427

ExpressKeys, 430

pressure sensitivity, 426

sizes, 427

touch strips, 431

USB-powered, 427

See also Tablets

as reference point, 76

sensitivity, 76–77

defined, 156

shooting directly to, 198

decreasing, 296

increasing, 296

scale, 16

artificial, 412

backlight as, 418

umbrellas for, 420

321, 184

contact information, 485

Ethernet Big Disks, 186

AF, 83

aspherical, 83

cleaning, 181

D, 83

in digital world, 96

DX, 83, 96–97

efficient light transmission, 82

“fast,” 104

fisheye, 98

fixed-aperture, 102

FX, 96

G, 83

half-sized sensors and, 74

internal focusing, 82

letters on, 82–83

light and, 82–83

macro, 112

numbers on, 81

“portrait,” 106

telephoto, 82, 108

ultra-telephoto, 110–111

ultra-wide-angle, 98

variable-aperture, 102

VR, 83

wide-angle, 83, 106, 248

wide-aperture, 104

See also Nikkor

air molecules and, 14

ambient, 17, 102, 235–248

backlight, 20

balancing to white, 116–117

bending, 114–115

color of, 13–59, 48

direction, 20–21

early evening, 15

essence of, 13

fall, 18

five angles of, 20

frontal, 20

gender-specific, 240–241

hard, 46

incident, 132

late evening, 15

limited intensity challenges, 15

measuring, 131–146

mid-day, 14

nature’s direction, 20

overhead, 20

perspective and, 124

print longevity and, 482–483

reflected, 132

rim, 20

seasonal, 18–19

side, 20

spring, 18

summer, 18

temperature, 16–17

umbrella, 270

volume, 80

weather’s, 54–56

winter, 18

See also Ambient light

artificial, 102

with blue/green screens, 297

contrast, 46

creative design, 288

glamour, 406–407

for high-key, 50

inverse square law and, 138

on location with, 188–191

for low-key, 52

mixed effects, 418–419

from prints, 179

tents and, 266

for wide-angle shots, 100

in work environment, 437

cases, 190

compact unity, 189–190

handling, 190

on location, 188–191

moving, 188–189

organization, 189

packing order, 190

precautions, 190

1,000 watt option, 280

balancing and weighting, 282

bare tubes and, 393

functioning, 276

history, 276

interior surfaces, 276

lantern, 288, 289

large, 282

OctaPlus Banks, 286–287

pancakes, 288

primer, 280

sizes, 276

smaller, 284

speed rings, 278–279

with studio flash, 410–411

technology, 276

window-light look, 276

See also Light modifiers

function keys and display, 132

incident readings, 134–135

ISO buttons, 132

measuring buttons, 132

measuring head, 132

multipurpose, 132

setting wheel, 132

skills, 132

See also Metering

barn doors, 268

blue and green screens, 297

color correctors, 296

diffusers, 256–257

diffusion framework, 262–263

diffusion materials, 265, 293

dots, 267

filters, 290–292

fingers, 267

flagging, 260

grids, 249

lanterns, 288, 289

nature as, 252–253

pancakes, 288

polarizers, 295

reflection materials, 254–255, 294

skirts, 288

snoots, 268

subtractive, 260–261

tents, 266

umbrellas, 270–275

warning, 251

background light, 144

continuous, 100

distance, 15, 136

fill light, 144, 212, 420

hair light, 144

key light, 144, 412, 418, 420

metering, 144

multiple, ratios, 144

reflections, 29

size, 136

with cameras, 180–183

with computers, 184–187

crafts service, 192

image examination, 168

leaving, 192

with lighting, 188–191

memory management, 168–169

minors, 192

model and property releases, 192, 193

responsibilities, 192–193

safety, 416

scouting, 166, 167

Adobe Camera Raw, 220

defined, 125, 174

fine-tuning, 201

good, 174

measurement, 174

ranges, 125

Cave Paint Photochrome V3, 469

contact information, 484–485

inks, 475

Quad Black Toneable Inks, 478

cautions, 374

joys, 374

controlling, 371

defined, 370

programming, 370

See also Battery flash

Aluminum Hand Reflector, 294

Baby Drop Down, 310

Boa Bags, 308–309

contact information, 485

C-Stand, 302–303

Cucoloris, 422, 423

Dots, 267

Fingers, 267

Fly-A-Way bags, 309

Grip Heads, 262, 312

Hollywood Baby Junior Stands, 300

Hollywood Head, 312

Hollywood Superflex Arm, 314

Junior Boom, 288

Knuckle Head, 314

Mafers, 313

Magic Fingers, 311

Matthellinis, 313

MiniGrip Kit, 312, 315, 376

Mini Matthollini, 313, 315

Mini Preemie Baby, 300

RoadRags, 264

Super Mafers Clamps, 313

illustrated, 300

Runway Base, 282, 300

choosing, 446

ink and, 468

Painter, 440–443

printer drivers and, 468–469

CF cards, 168

managing on location, 168–169

embedding, 196

RGB and, 204

center-weighted, 86

color, 146–147

color matrix, 86

data collection, 134

methods, 86

for the moment, 72

multiple light sources, 144

single light source, 144

spot, 86

through-the-lens, 90–91, 360

volume/time priority, 143

See also Light meters

monolight, 391

quartz, 391

tracking, 399

tracking ratios, 390

See also Studio flash

advantage, 382–383

audio confirmation, 399

benefits, 400

downside, 383

illustrated, 382, 383

integration, 383

light fall-off measurement, 400

mounting, 398–399

power packs and heads versus, 380

quartz modeling lamp, 391

simplicity, 398–399

slave triggers with, 395

sliding mount, 399

tracking, 399

See also Studio flash

high-key in, 50

light direction, 20

as light modifier, 252–253

low-key in, 52

mirrors, 30

patterns in, 30

defined, 139

gray, 25

AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED, 98

AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D, 81, 100

AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF, 82, 104, 106

AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, 98

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED, 92, 98

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5–4.5G IF-ED, 102

AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4D IF-ED, 110

AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5–5.6G IF-ED, 83

AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED, 81, 83, 92, 94, 104

AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 IF-Ed, 92, 100, 102

AF Zoom-Nikkor 20-35mm f/2.8, 100

AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5–5.6D ED, 110

PC Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D, 114

vibration reduction, 68

See also Lenses

AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E II, 110

Auto ISO Sensitivity feature, 77

contact information, 485

Creative Lighting System (CLS), 371

D2x, 74, 87, 108

D3, 67, 74, 76, 77, 96

D700, 67, 74

DX lenses, 83

SB-600, 93, 362, 364

SB-800, 93, 362, 364, 369

SB-900, 93, 362

SK-6 Power Bracket, 368

Super Coolscan 9000 ED, 226, 227

two button reset, 87

See also dSLRs

adapter rings, 372–373

defined, 372

flash use, 374

illustrated, 374

SB-R200 flash units, 372

using, 373

eye dropper tools, 230, 231

LHC editor, 231

scan image enhancer, 233

unsharp masking, 233

Auto FP High Speed Sync mode, 361

as controller, 376

flash reset, 464

monitor preflashes, 360

R1C1 Kit, 188

SB-600, 362

SB-800, 362, 368

on tabletop, 376–377

avoiding, 78

chroma, 218

grayscale, 218

long-exposure, 78

reduction, 201, 218

sensitivity and, 77

contact information, 485

grid, 269

power packs, 416

NTSC, 174

backlit, 244

bending, 114–115

illustrated, 369

mounting/releasing, 368–369

Power Bracket, 368

safety, 369

on sandy pastel paper, 443

variable, 454

See also Painter

light balancing, 242

nature’s direction, 20

portraits, 106

reflections, using, 252–253

acrylic, 442, 450–453

airbrush on charcoal paper, 442

automated features, 439

Auto Painting feature, 438–439, 462–465

Brush Creator, 445

Brush Selector bar, 445

chalk-pastel, 442, 446–448

cloning, 440

color management window, 174

Color Selection box, 444

Colors palette, 444–445

comping in, 166

media, 440–443

media, choosing, 446

oil pastel, 443, 454–457

overview, 439

pencil on basic paper, 443

Property bar, 445

sampling, 440

selectors, 444

Toolbox, 444

Underpainting palette, 464 and Wacom tablet, 440

watercolor, 443, 458–461

workspace, 444–445

canvas, 481

cotton rag, 482–483

gloss, 480

matte, 480

porous, 482

selecting, 178–179

swellable, 482

velvet, 481

comparing, 344

DedoPAR, 344, 346, 352

defined, 340, 344

hard, 448

oil, 454–457

soft, 448

instead of finger, 431

as mouse, 428, 434

nibs, 433–434

Photoshop interaction, 434–435

tips, 432–433

See also Tablets

control, 114

highlights/shadows and, 124

light and, 124

repositioning and, 124

unexaggerated, 100

wide-angle, 100–101

zooming and, 124

location, 180

pacing, 14

reviewing in Adobe Bridge, 196

setup, 180–181

black and white images in, 478

launching, 434

pen interaction, 434–435

electronic, 166

paper, 164

sessions, 164

watercolor, 460

facial proportions, 106

four lighting instrument setup, 144

lenses, 106

outdoor, 106

zooms for, 106

defined, 380

illustrated, 380, 381

ratings, 381

self-discharge, 416

voltage, 381

See also Studio flash

cartridges, 475–477

drivers, 468–469

ink jet, 158

nozzles, 475

profiles, 470–471, 473

black and white, 478–479

dynamic range and, 150

paper selection, 178–179

speed versus density, 471

environmental challenges, 483

ink jet, 482

lighting from, 179

longevity, 482–483

profiling, 178

silver-halide, 482, 483

display, 470

embedding, 473

input, 470

output, 470

print media, 178

storage location, 471

using, 470–471

See also Printers

advantage, 198–199

histogram accuracy, 203

averaging, 142

flash, 140–141

incident, 134–135

spot/reflective, 142

occurrence, 361

reduction, 361

reduction mode, 362

reduction with slow sync, 362

measurement, 132, 142

power of, 418

bouncing and, 366

daylight fluorescent, 334–335

diffuse, 33

direct, 32–33

light source, 29

mirror, 30, 334

nature, 30

specular, 33

studying, 252

surface, 32

types of, 30

unwanted, 252

bare tube, 393

black, 260

materials, 254–255, 294

in mixed lighting effects, 418

studio flash, 394

Westcott Illuminator, 258

defined, 70

mounting, 370

programming, 370–371

See also Battery flash

contrast ratio, 22

defined, 22, 23

Adobe RGB, 154, 174

defined, 152

engine conversion, 472

histogram, 203

metadata and, 204

monitor display, 154

sRGB, 154

1700, 356

Cinegel filters, 291

contact information, 485

Grid Cloth, 293

Matte Black Photofoil, 260

Minus green, 296

reflector materials, 294

swatchbook, 290, 292

Tough Frost, 293

Tough Rolux, 293

Tough Spun, 293

Tough White Diffusion, 293

battery flash, 364

off-camera flash, 369

studio flash, 416

Adobe Camera Raw, 215, 220

defined, 44

fine-tuning, 201

highlights/shadows, manipulating, 201

charge-coupled device (CCD), 225

defined, 224

drum, 224

dynamic range, 225–226

end use, 227

film, 224

film holders, 228–230

flat-bed, 226

interpolation, 227

lenses, 225

resolution, 225

curves, 230–231

digital DEE, 233

digital GEM, 233

digital ICE, 232–233

digital ROC, 233

evaluation, 226–227

lightness, chroma, and hue editor, 231

multi-sample, 233

tools, 228–233

locations, 166, 167

shots, 166

benefits, 402

downside, 402

for floods of light, 402

large, erecting, 308

securing, 308

setup, 402

changing, 62

in exposure trinity, 62, 63, 64, 76

faster, 76

as ISO equivalent, 76–77

noise and, 77

steps, 76

as dSLR film, 75

format, 74

full-sized, 96

half-sized, 74, 96

size, 74

then and now, 76

balancing, 36

clipping, 204

controlling, 38

detail, 36

edges, 36

gender-specific light, 240

hue and saturation, manipulating, 201

perspective and, 124

specular, 36

See also Highlights

assembly, 67

curtains, 66

body movement and, 69

closeness and, 70

fast, 70

flash time and, 72

ideal, 68

lock, 87

slow, 70

defined, 34

as mirrored reflection, 334

as bones of the bank, 278–279

defined, 278

quick release, 279–280

See also Light banks

all-around, 300

baby, 300

C-Stand, 302–303

rolling, 300

ultimate, 300

See also Supports

high-key, 50

low-key, 52

information units, 170–171

math, 170

server, 170

terabyte server, 171

advantages, 379

bare tube, 392–393

with bouncing, 420–421

contrast ratios, 390

with cookies, 422–423

duration management, 389

flash heads, 381–382

in flat art copying, 396–397

in glamour lighting, 406–407

light output, 385

location safety, 416

in mixed lighting effects, 418–419

modeling light, 382

monolights, 380, 382–383, 398–399

multiple room challenges, 414–415

with multiple umbrellas, 408–409

power need, 100

power packs, 380–381

quartz modeling lamp, 391

receivers, 387

recycling time, 388

reflector options, 394

with scrims, 402

slave trigger, 395

in sunlight creation, 404–405

sync cables, 386

tenth-stop increments, 385

transmitter, 386

watt-seconds, 384

wireless, 386–387

assisting, 412–413

creating, 404–405

emerging, 56

temperature, 16

arm and boom, 306–307

clamps, 316

crate and riser systems, 304–305

drop downs, 310

flexible arms, 314

grip heads, 312

headers, 310

importance, 299

knuckle heads, 314

Mafers, 313

Magic Fingers, 311

Matthellinis, 313

MiniGrips, 315

pigeons, 316

pins, 316, 317

securing, 309

stands, 300–303

ties, 316–317

tripods, 318–323

weights and bags, 308–309

backlight as key light, 418

detailing, 352–353

shooting, 352–353

Cintiq, 427, 430, 431, 437

control panel, 432

as desktop, 428

DuoSwitch, 428

ExpressKeys, 430

finger wheel, 429

five-button mouse, 428–429

grip pen, 428

Intuos, 426–427, 430, 431

nibs, 433–434

overview, 425

Painter and, 440

tip feel, 432–433

tool tips, 432

touch strips, 431

direction, 408

direction and light quality, 400

on their mark, 400

chromatic aberration, 82–83

compression, 108

distance from subject, 108

lighting for, 108

optics, 82

tripod mounting, 108

color, 16–17

Kelvin scale, 16

light, 16–17

print longevity and, 483

color and, 32

defined, 32

light angle and, 32

light effect on, 32, 33

skin, 32

defined, 156

file size, 157

shooing directly to, 198

changing, 62

in exposure trinity, 62, 63, 64

factor, 66–67

priority, 143

compression, 150

defined, 42

drawing out, 42

problems, 42

theory, 42

defined, 216

illustrated, 217

Parametric tab, 216

Point tab, 216

adjustable feed, 318

ball head ergonomics, 322

being, 69

center column, 320

construction, 320

elements, 318

feet, 318

flaring legs, 319, 321

height collapsed, 318

legs and braces, 320

locking legs, 320

off-center ball head, 323

quick release ball head, 322

for telephoto lenses, 108

tilting column, 321

ultra-telephoto lenses, 110

weight, 320

working height, 319

See also Supports

benefits, 270

efficiency, 270

for fill light, 420

general illumination, 408

for key light, 420

light color, 270

multiple, 272–273, 408–409

new, 274–275

parabolic shapes, 271

reverse, 412

toolkit, 270

triangle of, 72

See also Light modifiers

Adobe Camera Raw, 48, 215

defined, 48

Adobe Camera Raw, 223

defined, 96

aperture and, 65

changing, 62

in exposure trinity, 62, 63, 64

f-stops, 80

of light, 80

contact information, 485

tablets. See Tablets

digital, 443, 458

dry time, 460

illustrated, 461

on Italian watercolor paper, 443

layered, 458

pencil lines, 460

planning, 460

tracing paper, 460

wet fringe, 460

capturing, 56

emerging sun, 56

fog, 54

post-tropical storm, 56

snow, 54

Apollo, 274

contact information, 485

Halo, 274

Master’s Brush, 274

Medium Soft box, 326

Scrim Jim, 262

Soft Box, 332

tents, 266

black and sunlight panels, 261

example use, 254, 255

positioning, 254

size reduction, 259

intensity variation, 330

lamps, 328

power needs, 336

simplicity, 330

TD5, 330

auto, 116

bracketing and, 120

button, 117

color moods of, 118–119

copying from photo, 117

as digital filters, 116

fine-tuning, 118

manual, 117

menu option, 116–117

coma and lens distortion, 83

facial proportions and, 106

in nighttime photography, 248

optics, 83

See also Lenses

batteries, 364–365

benefits, 359, 360

bouncing and, 366–367

bracketing, 360

camera role, 360

channels, 371

custom settings, 365

diffusing, 366

exposure lock, 362

flash mode, 365

functioning, 364

groups, 371

master control, 370

master flash unit, 370

master programming, 370

Modeling Illuminator, 365, 366

off-camera, 368–369

power, 360

remote mounting, 370

remote programming, 370–371

remotes, 370

resetting, 365

safety, 364

receivers, 387

transmitter, 386

uses, 387

See also Studio flash

perspective and, 124

for portraiture, 106