April 2010
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
6h 2m
English
book
Photo Fusion: A Wedding Photographers Guide to Mixing Digital Photography and Video
by Jennifer Bebb
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Chapter 6. Light
If photography is literally drawing with light, then Fusion-ography must be making moving images with light. Without light, we cannot make still or moving images, so knowing how to work with light is the most important aspect of our photo and video coverage.
Light is one of the first concepts we must learn about as photographers, and finding new and different ways to use light is always one of the major challenges. With Fusion, and the additional task of filming video, it might be tempting to use light in the safest way possible, which is fine. But, if you are willing to push your limits as a photographer, you will have a lot of fun trying to make video in different lighting as well.
Whether you specialize in making still images with available light, or alternate light sources, knowing how to use that light with video will ensure that your Fusion pieces are consistently well done, and flow beautifully between mediums.
If you are using a non-HDSLR camera, you may find yourself limited or challenged with the kinds of light you are able to use well. Backlight, for example, proves to be challenging with a camcorder. We prefer working with HDSLR cameras because they are familiar to us, and because we know how to use them in different lighting situations. For instance making ...
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