Light — Science & Magic, 6th Edition

LIGHT: THE BEGINNING 11

Professional photographers know that convenience becomes necessity when

they have to photograph what the client wants when the client wants.

is message is not aimed at professionals, however. ey already know

how to do whatever is needed with whatever is available. We are more inter-

ested in encouraging students now. You have advantages that professionals

do not. Within broad limits, you can select the size of your subject.

Small scenes require less light. You may not have a 3 × 4-foot so box,

but a desk lamp with a 60-watt bulb and a tracing paper diuser can light a

small subject nearly as well.

Lack of equipment is, no doubt, a handicap. You know it, and we know it.

But it is not necessarily an insurmoun