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From Still to Motion: A photographer’s guide to creating video with your DSLR
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From Still to Motion: A photographer’s guide to creating video with your DSLR

by James Ball, Robbie Carman, Matt Gottshalk, Richard Harrington
March 2010
Beginner to intermediate
336 pages
11h 28m
English
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Part II. Cinematic Lighting

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Once you have your master plan in place, it’s time for execution. Your lighting strategy makes up the lion’s share of that plan. Lighting makes the image, and it’s critical that you get it right.

Your lighting approach can be considerably different from a stills shoot. It starts with how you visualize it in your head while considering mood, story, and environment. You can then break open your toolbox, plug in the light, shape it, and alter it to your taste.

Lighting is one of the front lines where art meets the practical. You must transfer your vision into real-world results. Several tools are available to choose from, ...

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