index

nb: Page numbers in bold refer to glossary definitions.

absolute zero 79

acoustical clouds 166

active autofocus 14–15

Actors’ Equity 171

Adams, Ansel 23, 25

additional optical paths 8

additive mapping 210

Advanced Photo System Type C see APS-C

all-black field 30

Amazon 141, 207

amber drift 94, 210

amber ring lens 164

American Idiot 137, 150, 182

aperture 210

aperture priority 115–18, 129, 210

aperture setting 33, 37, 39–51, 180–1; practice session 50–1; see also f-stop

Apple iOS 10 142

APS-C 102–3, 210

arc lights 80, 85, 87, 92

archiving 170, 195, 201–2

ASA (American Standards Association) 210

ASA/ISO 32, 37, 72; see also film speed

aspect ratio 96–101, 110, 210; see also framing shots

atmospherics 133

auto-bracketing 11, 112–13, 126–35, 175; practice session 134

auto-exposure settings 115

autofocus settings 13–20, 42, 62; practice session 20

automatic white balancing 80–1, 89–92; see also white balance

available-light photography 2, 49, 210

avoiding camera shake 54–8, 60–2

AWB see automatic white balancing

backing up 198–9

backlight 184–5

ballet 181

basic photography 5–12

Be More Chill 169

best practices for photographers 196–207

Bit Map files see BMPs

black model box 18, 146

black-body sphere 79

blocking 104, 108, 210

blower brush 206

blue cyclorama 15

blurring 35, 43, 46, 54, 116, 135, 180, 198

BMPs 138

body cap 204

bokeh 47, 210

borders 191–4

bracing stance 68–9

bracketing 25, 210; see also auto-bracketing

breathing techniques 54, 61–2, 132

Broadway productions 170

built-in flash 164–5

calibrating meter 24, 120, 189

camera focus settings 13–20

camera meter 21–30

camera mimicry processes 6–7, 34

camera shake 54–8, 60–2, 66–7, 132, 134

camera strap 62–6, 70, 132

candela 210

canned air 206

Canon family 11

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS 10, 42, 116–17

capture medium 210

capturing audio 10

capturing performance energy 1–4

Carbonite 199

Carousel 16, 53, 70, 98, 139, 150, 153, 173–4, 193

central processing unit 50–1

CF card see Compact Flash Card

change-out 127

changing “on the fly” 84, 117, 125, 129, 175, 198

Cherry Orchard 157

“chimping” 20, 118

Cibachrome 149, 210

close-ups 30, 41, 56–7, 117

Closer Than Ever 2

CMOS sensor (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) 211

color accuracy 37, 76, 188

color balance 78, 80, 94, 194–5

color calibration 94

Color Munki screen calibration device 190

Color Rendering Index 85, 211

color temperature 28–9, 78, 84–7, 89–93, 157, 185, 189, 211

color temperature settings 28–9, 78, 84–7, 89–93, 157, 185, 189

color values 36

color-changing effects 78

color-correcting gels 92

colored gels 78, 85, 87, 89, 92

Compact Flash Card 141–2

compactness 9

compensation 57

compression 137–40

cone of vision 102

continuity 153

Constrain Proportions 100

copyright 195, 198

costume design 156–61

CPU see central processing unit

Craigslist 207

CRI see Color Rendering Index

cropping 96–7, 99–103, 110, 143, 191–4, 211

Crucial 141, 199

”culling the herd” 195

cyclight 185

dance 181

daylight-balanced film 157

Declaration of Independence 148

degrees Kelvin 78–80, 82, 84, 90–4, 129

densitometer 121

depth-of-field 36, 43–4, 47, 48–51, 76, 127, 131, 156, 165–7, 180, 194, 211

designing scenes 146–56

detents 50

digital camera perception of light 21–30; practice session 30

digital file formats 136–43; practice session 142

digital noise reduction see noise reduction

digital photo manipulation 187–95; borders/cropping 191–4; color balance 194–5; exposure 194; focus 194; photo editing 190–1

digital zoom 50, 211

digital-single-lens-reflex camera 8–16, 44–5, 49–54, 57, 74–6, 81–4, 121, 129–33, 170–4, 197–8, 211

distance-and-rise situation 107–8

documenting process vs. product 144–67; costumes 156–61; lighting and sound 165–7; pyro and special effects 167; scenic design 146–56; technical direction 161–5

Don Quixote 48

Doubt 188

dress rehearsal 178, 184, 202

Dropbox 142, 199

DSLR see digital-single-lens-reflex camera

duplication 142–3

dynamic area 17; Dynamic Area – Closest Subject (camera setting) 17

eBay 207

editing photos 190–1

EI (Exposure Index) 211

80A filter 83

Eisenlohr, Paige 150–3

Ektachrome 320T film 24, 73, 76, 83, 127, 149, 157, 197

electrified props 161–5

electromagnetic energy 23, 78, 85

Enright, Mark 156–60

entry-level cameras 10–11, 50

Equity see Actors’ Equity

ETC Source Four Leko 85–6, 88–9, 91

EV see exposure value

EV compensation see exposure value compensation

EV correction 120

Exchangeable Image File Format see EXIF

EXIF 138

exposure 7, 194

exposure balance 188

exposure through-line 37

Exposure Triangle 35, 54, 76, 133

exposure value 120–1, 123, 125

exposure value compensation 27, 50, 113, 119–25, 129–30, 133–4; practice session 124–5

Exposure Zone System 23–5, 134–5

extended exposure 165

external shutter releases 54

extremes of weather 205

f-stop 32–3, 35–7, 40–1, 44; see also aperture

F/X chases 172

fabric dyeing 156–61

facial recognition algorithms 18

field-metering settings 27, 30

fill light 30, 164

film lighting 185

film speed 34–6, 71–6, 211; practice session 76

finding the pose 175

fireworks 167

First Noel 161–3

fisheye 105

fixed-focus lenses 47, 211

flash units 28–30, 79, 82, 161–2

flats 156, 161–3, 165

flattening effect 28

flaws 3

fluorescent light 79–80, 84–5, 87, 93

f.lux 189

focal distance 15–16

focal length 33, 41, 49, 103

focal plane 45

focus 194

focus sensor strip 15

foot-candle 211

For the Future 184

foreground–background contrast 28

4K Ultra High Definition 9, 142, 210

Fourth of July 167

framing shots 95–110; practice session 110

freeze-framing 53–4, 70, 172, 183

full bleed 191, 211

full spectrum 211

full-frame lens 211

full-stop 54

fundraising 184

generational degradation 138, 142

GIF 138, 211

Golden Ratio 101, 211

Golden Rectangle 101, 211

Google 189

Gossen Starlite 2

light meter 26

grain 212

Graphics Interchange Format see GIF

Green Day 182

group dynamic 17

Guys and Dolls 134

hair/wig design 156–61

half-stop 54

hard portfolios 3, 9, 28, 83, 101–3, 145–6, 150, 170–3, 195, 202

Hasselblad 142

HDR 212

high-contrast elements 15

how digital cameras perceive light 21–30

hue 212

human eye 6–7, 78

iCloud 199

image composition 96, 100, 180; see also framing shots

image-sensor size 101–2

in-the-round spaces 180–1

incandescent light 79–81, 87–94, 156

incident-light meters 26

infrared light 87–8

interval photography 165

Inverse Square Law 29–30, 212

involved shots 108–9

iPhone 6/7 142, 152

iris 7

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 212

ISO sensitivity 72, 74, 76, 198; see also film speed

Joint Photographic Experts Group see JPEGs

JPEG 2000 138

JPEGs 129, 137–41, 195, 200, 212

Kelvin scale 78–80, 83, 84, 90–4, 129, 212

Kenyon, Jenny i, xvii, xxi, 157, 160, 219

Kingston 141

Kodak 73, 83

La Voix Humaine 97–8, 129–32, 134, 153, 155–6, 192

Last Train to Nibroc 151

latex 157–60

latitude 185

LCD screen 8, 10

LED mixing 78, 80–1, 85, 87, 89, 93–4

Leko lamps 85–7, 89–90

lens of the eye 7

lens flare 18–19

lens hood 18–19

Lewis, Matt 161–3

Lexar 141

light meter 21–30

light values 120; see also exposure value compensation

light-sensing array 8

lighting design 165–7

location-stamping 177

loss of quality 50

lossless compression 137–8

lossy compression 137–8

lumen 212

luminosity 190, 212

Luna Gale 99–101, 178

Lustr+ 87–9

lux 212

Mac OSX Preview Inspector 138, 191

MacBook 38, 189, 200–1

Macro aperture 41

makeup 156–61

making models 146–9

manipulating digital photos 187–95

masking layers 194–5

maximum aperture 41, 49

mechanical plunger cable 57

megapixel count 12

megapixels 212

memory cards 141–2, 177, 199, 206–7

menu banks 117–18, 129

mercury-vapor lamps 80

metadata 37, 50–1, 74, 76, 133, 212

meter priority 112–18; practice session 118

mic placements 165

microfiber cleaning cloths 206

microSD 141

millinery 156–61

miniaturized DSLR 10

mirrorless cameras 8–9, 41, 57, 212

mirror–prism arrangement 7–8

mismatched colors 80

model-making 146–9

modifying fabric 156–61

Mona Lisa 189

monopods 54, 60–1, 132

motion blur 35, 54, 76, 132, 134

Motorola 142

Motorola Droid Maxx 9, 28, 43, 142

Mozy 199

musical theater 181–2

NAS see network-attached storage device

NEF 138–9, 141, 212

network-attached storage device 199

Newegg 141

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens 43, 49

Nikon D200 10–11, 15, 26–7, 140, 204–5

Nikon DSLR camera 62

Nikon E995

point & shoot 194

Nikon Encapsulated Format see NEF

Nikon F2 with 35mm f/2 lens 7

Nikon SLR camera 54, 62, 73

noise reduction 75–6, 212

Noises Off 172

NR see noise reduction

Nutcracker 160, 172

“off the meter” 116

offsetting 128–30

Olympus 9

Olympus Stylus 790 SW point & shoot 9, 42, 141

”on the meter” 24–5, 35, 121–4, 127–8, 131–2, 184

open communication 175

opening up the lens 40, 43

opera 181–2

optical zoom 50, 142, 212

optimum exposure 24–5, 30, 115–16, 129

other types of performance 179–86; ballet/dance 181; opera/musical theatre 181–2; outdoor dramas 183; rock tours 182–3; speciality events 184; thrust/in-the-round spaces 180–1; TV/film 185–6

Our Country’s Good 22

outdoor dramas 183

over-exposure 27, 54, 112, 116, 121, 123–5, 127–8, 131–2, 194, 198

overview of photography 5–12

painting 146–50, 167

Paracord 58–9, 61, 177, 212

passive autofocus 15–16

Pentecost 40

perception of light 21–30

period costumes 180

peripheral vision 102

photo manipulation 187–95; see also digital photo manipulation

photo-calls 3–4, 11, 17, 28, 37, 51–3, 57–65, 103, 168–78

photometric data 165

Photoshop 27, 50, 54–5, 75, 81, 85, 91, 97, 100–3, 134, 177, 191, 202

pinhole cameras 6

pixel 213

pixelation 15, 73, 76, 198, 213

PNGs 138

point & shoot cameras 8–10, 14, 41, 47–50, 81, 84, 112, 115, 142

pop-up flash shot 165

Portable Network Graphics see PNGs

powder flash 167

PowerPoint 191

PQI 141

practice sessions; aperture 50–1; auto-bracketing 134; autofocus settings 20; camera meter 30; EV compensation 124–5; file formats 142; film speed 76; framing shots 110; meter priority 118; shutter speed 70; white balance 93–4

practices for documenting product see documenting process vs. product

practices for running a photo-call see running a photo-call

presentation of photos 187–95

previewing 198

primary settings 31–8; aperture 33; film speed 34–6; shutter speed 33–4; white balance 36–7

prime lens 47–50, 131, 213

professionalism 171–3, 175

projections 146–56

Proof 32

proper exposure 25, 27, 35–6, 46, 53, 73

properties 161–5

proportion 96, 100

proscenium arch 20, 29, 56, 96, 100, 146, 175, 191

prosthetics 156–61

prosumer range of cameras 10, 56, 102, 203, 213

push processing 73, 76, 127, 213

pyro effects 165

quick-release tripod base 56

Radio City Music Hall 28

rake 107, 181

rangefinder camera 8, 213

RAW 37, 129, 138–40, 142, 195, 200, 213

red shift 94

red-eye reduction 15

reflected-light meters 26

reformatting 142

remote shutter release 57–8

resizing 99–100, 102, 137–9, 143

retina 7

RGB color-sensing matrix 11

Rimers of Eldritch 194

ring flash 162–5

rock tours 182–3

Romeo and Juliet 197

Rosculux 68 87–92

Rule of Thirds 96–8, 100, 213

rules governing photo-calls 171

running a photo-call 168–78

R.U.R. 72

Russian Ballet Theater of Delaware 46–8

Samsung 141–2

SanDisk 141, 199

saturated 87, 89, 90, 134

saturation 213

scalloped lens hood 19

scenic art 146–56

scrim 148, 150

SD card see Secure Digital card

Seagate 199

secondary settings 111–13; auto-bracketing 113; EV compensation 113; meter priority 112–13

Secure Digital card 141–2

selector wheel 44

self-cleaning image sensor 206

selfies 14–15

sensitivity to light 34, 36

sepia toning 84

1776 108–9, 145–6, 148–9

shooting in the round 177

shooting mode 133–4

shortened leg tripod 58–9

shot framing see framing shots

shutter curtain 33–4, 53, 57, 206

shutter priority 115–16, 118, 129, 132, 213 shutter release button 15–16, 133, 213

shutter speed 33–4, 52–70, 134, 213; practice session 70

side lighting 146–7

Sigma zoom 11, 204

Singin’ the Moon Up 14, 115

single area 17–18

single-lens-reflex camera 7–8, 213

skewing color 28, 37, 76, 82, 90–2, 194

SLR see single-lens-reflex camera

smartphone cameras 8–9, 14, 28, 41, 50, 80–1, 112, 115, 142, 149–50

sodium-vapor lamps 80

soft focus 194

sound design 165–7

SPD see Spectral Power Distribution

special effects 167

specialty events 184

Spectral Power Distribution 85–9, 213

spectrophotometer 79

spot metering mode 25–6

spot meters 26

Spotlight on Musical Theater 185

stage managers 3, 171–3, 201

stand-alone handheld meters 26, 28

still life 125, 134

stop-action photography 53

stopping down 40, 43, 53–4, 76, 133

stops of light 23, 120–4, 127–30, 133–4, 213

strobes 172

subtractive mixing 213

Sweeney Todd 172

Symantec 199

Tagged Image File Format see TIFF

Tahiti photo-call schedule 178

technical direction 161–5

telephoto zoom 49

television 185

temperature sensitivity 84

three-dimensional sculpting 28

three-shot bracket 127–32, 140

thrust 104, 107, 146, 180–1

thumbwheel 54, 116

TIFF 138, 214

time-lapse photography 167

top-light 164

tripods 54–8, 60–61, 65, 96, 103, 132, 205

Trouble in Tahiti 177–8, 181

TTL (Through-the-Lens) 214

tungsten 73, 83–5, 93, 189, 197

tunnel vision 175

Twelfth Night 103–9, 152, 154–5, 167, 175–6, 203

ultraHD 9, 142

ultraviolet light 78, 204

under-exposure 27, 30, 35, 51, 112, 116, 122–5, 127–8, 130–2, 184

Unto These Hills 6, 18, 112, 127, 147, 183

Urinetown 78

useful reference materials 215–16

UV filter 204–6

value 214

Vari*Lite VL3000 87

variable-aperture zoom lens 49–50

vibration reduction 49, 57, 214

View from the Bridge 152

vignetting 102, 214

visible spectrum 6, 78–9, 82, 85

visual noise 153

vomitory entrance 107–9

VR see vibration reduction

waivers 201–2

Walmart 195

waterproof cameras 9

Weaver stance 68–9

white balance 36–7, 77–94, 121, 214; practice session 93–4

wide-angle zooms 49, 181

widescreen 99, 194

Wings 96

Ziploc 204, 206

zoom 7, 10–11, 42, 47–9, 103, 110