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Light & Shadow Light is the raw material of photography, without it, we cant make images
Terry Ownby
What is Light?
light is a type of energy called electromagnetic radiation this energy travels through spaced in tiny bundles called photons photons are pure energy and have no mass photons travel through space at the same speed (~186,000 miles per second!)
What is Light?
electromagnetic field surrounding some photons fluctuate faster than others human eyes see the effect of this varying photo energy and its different electromagnetic field fluctuation rate
this difference we perceive and call it color
Wavelength or Frequency
Brightness of Light
Single most important quality of a light source is its brightness if not bright enough, we cannot create an image brightness determines if we use
small or large apertures fast or slow shutter speeds
Color of Light
most pictures are made with white light white light comes in a range of colors (visible spectrum) light is considered to be white when it roughly contains equal parts of: red green blue the eye can detect slight changes in the color mix, but the brain white balances so we think its white more on this in the Color Temperature lecture
Contrast of Light
high-contrast light high all rays come from nearly same angle & produce hard-edged shadows hard-
low-contrast light low rays strike subject from many different angles produces a soft-edged shadow soft-
Terry Ownby
Physics of Light
three characteristics of light
transmit absorb reflect
Transmission of Light
light can pass through certain materials
clean air clear glass
Refraction
the bending of light rays when transmitted through objects refraction is a result of changing lights speed due to the viscosity or density of material its passing through
this also occurs when incidents rays are not perpendicular to surface
Terry Ownby
direct transmission is when light passes through invisible objects simple, direct transmission occurs only when light strikes subject on perpendicular angle
Air Glass
Refracted Light
Brad Bartholomew
Diffuse Transmission
occurs as light passes through semi-transparent or translucent objects
white glass thin paper clouds
Translucent Material
Absorption
when light is absorbed by a material, its never again seen as visible light absorbed energy still exists, but is usually transformed invisibly to heat cannot be photographed
Absorption
Heat
Heat
Reflection of Light
light striking a subject and bouncing off
reflections make vision possible we dont actually see objects, only the light reflecting off them!
Reflected Light
Terry Ownby
Terry Ownby
Diffused
Specular
Concludes Light
Reference/resources:
Light: Science & Magaic, by Fil Hunter & Magaic, Paul Fuqua Photography, 8th Ed., by Ed., London and Upton Secrets of Lighting on Location, by Bob Krist Location,
Terry Ownby
Incidence
Reflectance