A
Camera Raw, 42
Lightroom, 42
Ambient light, 16–17, 23–24, 26–35, 37–38, 43–44, 47, 49–50, 52, 54, 55, 60, 61, 64, 66–67, 70, 72–76, 83, 84, 88, 92–97, 98, 99, 110, 116, 118, 122–41
bounce flash with, 55
exposure, 37–38, 43–44, 49–50, 70, 72–76, 45–46, 127–41
flash with, 17, 92–97, 133, 137–39
fluorescent, see Fluorescent lighting
incandescent, see Incandescent lighting
overhead lighting, 23–24, 26, 30–31
shade, 32, 54, 70, 122, 129, 132–34
subject positioning, 26–29
tungsten, see Incandescent lighting
uneven, 66–67
Angle of light, see Main light, positioning
Aperture, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 47, 52, 60, 64, 72, 78, 116, 118, 123, 131, 137, 139, 140, 141, 147, 149, 150; see also Depth of field
Aperture priority mode, see Exposure
Auto FP, see High-speed flash sync
Available light, see Ambient light
B
Backgrounds, 24–26, 28, 30–32, 36, 37, 39–42, 43–44, 54, 55, 59–61, 68, 70–74, 88, 95, 97, 98–103, 108, 110–12, 113, 118, 119–21, 122–26, 128–29, 132, 139, 140, 149, 150–53
and direction of light, 30–32
bokeh, 32
exposure, 36, 39, 40, 43–44, 59–61, 70–74, 108, 118, 122–26, 128–29, 132, 149
lighting, 98, 103, 110–12, 150–53
selection of, 24–26, 30–32, 39, 59–61, 88
separation from, see Separation light
with bounce flash, 59–61
Backlight, 87, 108, 117, 119, 129; see also Rim light and Hair light
Black Foamie Thing (BFT), see Light modifiers
Bokeh, 32
Bounce flash, see Flash, bounce
Broad lighting, 14–15
C
Canon, 35, 97, 111–12, 140, 141
5D Mark III, 35
600EX-RT Speedlite, 97, 111–12, 140
EF 35mm lens, 35
ST-E3-RT controller, 111–12
Catchlights, 11, 12; see also Eyes
Color balance, 11, 24, 32, 54, 55, 83, 84, 113–26; see also Gels
Composition, 10–11, 26, 36–37, 60, 68, 70, 72–74, 87, 101, 105, 107
Contrast, 24, 50, 51, 105, 135–36, 149
D
Depth of field, 39, 78, 117, 131, 139, 153
Direction of light, 14–21, 22–35, 55–56
ambient light, 22–35
broad lighting, 14–15
flash relative to ambient light, 17
front lighting, 26
main light, positioning, 16–21
overhead lighting, 23–24, 26, 30–31, 56
short lighting, 14–15, 29, 30, 56, 61, 93
with bounce flash, 55–56
Direct flash, 13, 16, 50–51, 55, 58, 64, 66–67, 68, 76, 102, 108, 112, 121, 126, 135, 138–39, 142
Direct sunlight, 130, 135, 138
Distance, see Flash distance
Dragging the shutter, 83, 114, 116
E
Exposure, 28, 36–42, 43–44, 49–50, 60, 70, 72–76, 45–46, 127–41
ambient light, 37–38, 43–44, 49–50, 70, 72–76, 45–46, 127–41
aperture priority mode, 38, 41
built-in meter, 36–37
compensation, see Flash exposure compensation
evaluative metering, 36, 38, 39
guide numbers (GN), 139–41
program mode, 38
selective metering, 37–42
shortcut for bright sunlight, 131
spot metering, 40
Sunny 16 Rule, 131
Eyes, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16–17, 20, 21, 24, 26, 66, 69, 76, 117, 135, 137
F
Falloff, 83, 84, 102, 144, 147
Feathering the light, 21, 81–84
FEC, see Flash exposure compensation
File format, 24
Fill light, 12, 26, 32, 43, 48, 49–54, 61, 70, 93, 98–99, 105, 111, 114, 130, 135–36, 149
Filters, see Gels
Flare, see Lens flare
Flash, bounce, 13–14, 15, 49, 55–65, 68, 78, 84–87, 88–91, 98, 113, 139, 142–45, 149, 150, 153
ambient light with, 55
angle of, 56
background control, 59–61
BFT, see Light modifiers
color shift, 113
directional light, 55–56
indoors, 56–61
off-camera, 84–87
outdoors, 63–64
softer light, 55
Spinlight 360; see Light modifiers
TTL, 60
vs. video light, 142–45
window light, mimicking, 64–65
Flash distance, 47, 52, 54, 72, 76, 84, 126, 136, 140–41
Flash exposure compensation (FEC), 9, 47–54, 56, 61, 62, 69, 73, 74, 76, 81, 83, 99, 105, 107, 116, 130, 134, 136, 149
Flash, manual, see Manual flash
Flash, multiple, 98–112
AC3 controller, 99
Canon ST-E3-RT controller, see Canon
indoors, 99–110
manual vs. TTL, 99–102
PocketWizard FlexTT5, 99, 102, 105, 108
reasons to use, 98–99
simple setups, 99
Flash, off-camera, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 48, 51, 53–54, 64, 66–97, 98–112, 118, 120–26, 130, 133, 137–39
advantages of, 68–69
bounce, 84–87
direct, 16
feathering, 81–84
fill, 53–54
multiple, 98–112
outdoors, 69–78
positioning, 68, 76, 78–81, 83, 92–97
power settings, 105
rim light, 92–97
setup time, 62
vs. on-camera, 66–67
window light, mimicking with, 88–92
with ambient light, 17, 76, 92–97, 133, 137–39
Flash, on-camera, 8, 13–14, 15, 45, 50–52, 54, 55–64, 66–67, 81, 87, 97, 98, 105, 130, 134–35, 139, 142–43, 144, 149, 153
bounce, see Flash, bounce
disabling output, 97
sync speed, see Flash sync speed
TTL, 50–52
Flash sync speed, 44–45, 72, 76, 123, 125, 131, 137, 139, 140; see also High-speed flash sync
Flash, TTL, see TTL flash
Fluorescent lighting, 24–26, 35, 114, 150
Front lighting, see Direction of light, front lighting
G
Gels, 84, 108, 113–26, 139, 142, 149
creative effects with, 119–24
CTS, 84, 113, 114, 118, 119, 123, 125, 126, 139, 149
day into night, 124–26
streetlights, 118–19
tungsten lights, 113–19
Grids, see Light modifiers
Guide numbers (GN), 139–41
H
Hard lighting, 13–14, 22–24, 26
characteristics of, 13–14
Highlights, 13–14
High-speed flash sync (HSS), 45–46, 76, 123, 139
Histograms, see Exposure, histograms
Hollywood-style lighting, 102–3, 147
HSS, see High-speed flash sync
I
Incandescent lighting, 22–24, 26, 84, 108, 113–19, 142; see also Gels
ISO setting, 9, 35, 36, 40, 44, 47, 52, 60, 64, 72, 116, 118, 119, 125, 127, 131, 136–37, 140–41, 147, 149
J
JPEG format, 24
L
Laffler, Todd, 7
Lastolite Ezybox, see Light modifiers
LED lighting, 19–21
Lens selection, 26, 32, 35, 59, 62, 119, 150
image stabilization, 119
Light modifiers, 13, 14, 16–17, 19, 20, 26, 29, 47, 51, 54, 56, 58, 62, 64, 67–69, 72–73, 76, 78, 81, 83–84, 93, 95, 98–100, 102, 105, 107, 108, 110–12, 117–19, 121, 123, 125, 133, 138–39, 143, 153
Black Foamie Thing (BFT), 58, 62, 64, 112, 117, 121, 143, 153
grids, 107
Lastolite Ezybox, 99, 102, 105, 108, 111, 121, 133
softboxes, 13, 14, 16–17, 19, 20, 26, 29, 47, 51, 54, 56, 64, 67, 68, 72, 73, 76, 78, 81, 83–84, 93, 95, 98, 100, 102, 107, 108, 110, 112, 117, 119, 123, 125, 133, 138–39
Spinlight 360; 58
M
Main light, 12–14, 16–21, 43, 56, 61, 68, 76, 78–84, 92–97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 108, 110, 111, 114, 120, 121, 122–23
bounce flash as, see Flash, bounce
hard, 18–21
positioning, 12–14, 16–21, 56, 68, 76, 78–81, 92–97
relative to ambient light, 17
soft light, 16–17
Manual exposure, see Exposure
Manual flash, 14, 16, 19, 41, 44, 46–47, 52, 54, 70–72, 74, 75, 81, 87–91, 95, 99, 101, 102, 105, 108, 111, 112, 118–21, 124, 126, 133–34, 139–40
Metering, see Exposure
Motion, subject, 11, 78, 83, 116, 121, 131, 135
Multiple flash, see Flash, multiple
N
Nikon SB-900 Speedlight, 102, 105, 126, 140
Noise, 35
Nose shadow, 21
NY Body Art, 95
O
Off-camera flash, see Flash, off-camera
On-camera flash, see Flash, on-camera
Overhead lighting, see Direction of light, overhead
P
PocketWizard FlexTT5, 99, 102, 105, 108
Pose, coordinating with lighting, 8, 10, 11, 15, 19, 20, 23–25, 26, 28–30, 35, 78–79, 85, 107, 127–30, 133
Program mode, see Exposure
Q
R
RAW format, 24, 42, 113, 117, 120, 122–23
Rim light, 41, 54, 87, 92–99, 100, 102, 108, 111, 112, 117, 128, 130, 135
S
Separation light, 95, 98, 102, 108, 112
Shade, see Ambient light
Shadows, 10, 11, 13–14, 17, 19–21, 26, 49, 50, 51, 67–69, 76, 98, 102, 105, 117, 123–28, 132–33, 135, 136, 138, 149
Shutter speed, 36, 39, 40, 44, 46, 60, 76, 78, 81, 83, 108, 116, 118, 119, 123, 131, 149; see Flash sync speed; High speed flash sync; or Dragging the shutter
Size of the light source, 13–14
Softboxes, see Light modifiers
Soft lighting, 11, 13–14, 16–17, 24–26
characteristics of, 13–14
positioning the main light, 16–17
Spinlight 360, see Light modifiers
Sunlight, 26–35, 127–41; see also Ambient light
Sunny 16 Rule, see Exposure
Sync speed, see Flash sync speed or High speed flash sync
T
TTL flash, 47–48, 50–54, 56, 60–62, 66–67, 69, 72–76, 81, 83, 87, 99, 101, 105, 107, 108, 114, 116, 119, 121–26, 130, 134, 136–37, 141–42, 144, 153
Tungsten, see Incandescent lighting
U
Umbrellas, see Light modifiers
V
Vertical images with on-camera flash, 13, 54
Video lights, 8, 16, 19–21, 24, 62, 92, 95, 114–17, 142–53; see also Gels
W