Contents

Dedication
1The Color of Light
A Colorful Day of Sunlight
The Temperature of Light
The Year in Light
Light’s Direction
What Your Eye Sees
How Your Brain Compensates
Color’s Palette
Neutral Density Gray
Minimum Density: Super White
Maximum Density: Blackest Black
Angles of Incidence and Reflection
What’s Seen… What’s Hidden
Reflections
Surfaces and Textures Everywhere
Plenty of Highlights
Plenty of Shadows
Create a Highlight; Control a Shadow
Brightness
Tone
Hue
Contrast
Vibrant, Saturated, and Muted Colors
High-Key
Low-Key
Weather’s Light
Th e North Light of a Painter’s Studio
2Digital Exposure and Optics
The Exposure Trinity
Time, Sensitivity, and Volume
The Time Factor
Camera Movement, Shake, Image Stabilization
Be a Tripod
Freezing Action and Beautiful Blurs
Extended Exposure
Instead of Film Personality…
…It’s All About the Sensor
Sensitivity: The ISO Equivalent
ISO in Action: Choose the Proper Speed
Avoid Noise; Enjoy Grain
Volume of Light
The Numbers on the Lens
What Lenses Do to Light
The Letters on the Lens
EV: Exposure Value
Autoexposure Settings
Camera Metering Methods
Exposure Locks
Exposure Compensation
Bracketing Exposure
Manual Through-the-Lens Metering
Depth of Field Expressions
Hyperfocal Distance = Maximizing Depth
Visual Economy
Equivalent Focal Length
Fisheye to Ultra-Wide Views
The Wide-Angle Perspective
What’s Optically Normal?
The “Fast” Lens
The “Portrait” Lens
Telephoto Compression
The Ultra-Telephoto Eye
Macro Vantage
Bending Light, Bending Objects
Balancing Light to White
The Color Moods of White Balancing
Bracketing Color
Mired Shift
Visualize Angles of View
Light and Perspective
Wide and Narrow Luminance Ranges
Diffraction and Image Crispness
Viewfinder Screens and Your Eye
Area Modes
Focus Modes and the Power of Manual
3Measuring Light and Color
Light Meter Skills
Incident Readings
Light Source Size and Distance
The Inverse Square Law
The Gray Card
The Flash Meter
Spot/Reflective Readings
Volume/Time Priority Metering and EV
Light Ratios for Multiple Light Sources
Color Metering
4Light, Color, and Use
The End Use Determines Everything
Color Models
Color Gamuts and Working Spaces
Color Depth
File Format and the End Result
Understand Image Size
Upsampling and Downsampling
5Preproduction Smarts
Paper Planning and Tear Sheets
Scouting and Electronic Planning
Manage Memory on Location
Data Storage and Backups
Synchronize Color
See All the Color
Calibrate a Monitor
Control Print Color
On Location with Cameras
On Location with Computers
On Location with Lighting
Location Responsibilities
6Raw Files and Scanned Films
Bridge: The Metadata
The Raw File Advantage
The Adobe Camera Raw Environment
Histograms in Camera
Histograms in Camera Raw
White Balancing
Temperature and Tint
Tonality
Recovery, Fill Light, and Blacks
Clarity
Vibrance and Saturation
The Tone Curve
Sharpening and Noise Reduction
Converting Color to Grayscale
Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
Split Toning: Highlights and Shadows
Lens Correction and Camera Calibration
Film to Digital: Pro Scanning
Scanning Tools
7Ambient Light
Early Morning
Midday = Diffusion
Gender-Specific Light
Late Afternoon
Silhouettes and Sunsets
Candles and Firelight
After Dark: Mixing Color Temperatures
8Man-Made Modifiers
Nature Modifies Light
Reflect Light
Diffusers
Reflection and Diffusion Tools
Flagging Light and Subtractive Reflectors
The Framework of Scrims
Fabrics, Road Rags, and Lighting Control Kit
Tents
Dots and Fingers
Barn Doors and Snoots
Grids and Spots
What Umbrellas Do
Multiple Umbrellas for Soft Light
The New Umbrellas
Light Bank Technology
Speed Rings
Light Bank Primer - Triolet
The Big Bank
When Smaller’s Better
OctaPlus Banks
Lanterns, Pancakes, and Skirts?
Filter Basics
Lighting Designer Color Tricks
Diffusion Materials
Reflection Materials
Polarizers
Color Correctors
Blue and Green Screens
9Creative Support and Safety
Stand Requirements
C Stands vs. Inclines
Crate and Riser Systems
Arm and Boom Solutions
Weights and Bags
Headers and Drop Downs
Magic Fingers
Grip Heads
Mafers and Mathellinis
Flexible Arms and Knuckle Heads
MiniGrips
Clamps, Pigeons, Ties, etc.
The Right Tripod
Weight and Location
Tilting Column Wisdom
The Quick Release Ball Head
Off-Center Ball Head Control
10Daylight Fluorescent
Bright Lights, Low Wattage
The Funny-Shaped Lamps
The Total System
Soft Box Simplicity
Create Reflections: A Quick Starter
Create Moonlight
11HMI
Why HMI?
Controlling the Ballast
The PAR
That Hollywood Look
The Optical Spot/Flood
Detailing a Tabletop Shot
The Projector and Gobos
Projector Attachment and Mist Effects
12Wireless Battery Flash
What the Camera Does
The Sophisticated Flash
Bouncing and Fast Fill Flash
Off-Camera Flash
Control the Wireless Flash Studio
The Macro Flash Tool Kit
Revealing the Macro World
On the Tabletop
13Digital Studio Flash
The System
What’s a Watt-Second?
Light Output in Digital Increments
Sync Cables and Going Wireless
Recycling Time vs. Power Output
Manage Flash Duration
Contrast Ratios
Quartz Modeling Lamp
The Flexible Bare Tube
reflector Options
The Slave Eye
Copying Flat Art
Monolight Simplicity
One Light Source
Panel Frames for Floods of Light
Create Sunlight
Glamour Lighting
Multiple Umbrellas
Multiple Light Banks
Assisting Natural Light
Slaving Background Rooms
Location Safety
Mixed Lighting effects
Bouncing the Big Space
Create Window effects with Cookies
14Essential Tablet Tools
The Tablet that Fits Your Needs
Tablet Tools
ExpressKeys and Touch Strips
Make It Feel Right
Program the ExpressKeys
Adjust a Cintiq
15Light of Painter
Understand Traditional Media
Chalk and Pastel
Acrylic
Oil Pastel
Watercolor
Photo Auto-Painting
16Light and Exhibits
Printer Drivers and Media
ICC Profiles
Control Ink; Interpret Your Vision
Manage Ink
The Black and White Gamut
Matte and Gloss
Velvet and Canvas
Light and Print Longevity

Appendix and Product Index
Index
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