“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.”
–Oscar Wilde
CHAPTER 9
PROJECTORS
In my opinion, there’s an extra layer of believability—a tangibility, if you will—to using practical effects in image-making as opposed to relying heavily on creating effects in post-production. My postproduction work is limited by the breadth (or lack) of my imagination, which is why I try to get as much as I can in-camera. For example, one time I was projecting a lighting bolt on my subject’s face and the lightning illuminated her eye in a really beautiful way (seen in the gallery at the end of the chapter). I wouldn’t have thought to create that effect if I were relying on Photoshop to make ...
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