Lighting 201 – Part 2: Negative Light
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To improve the shot even more, take a gold reflector and reflect more ambient light toward the key side of your subject. Even in this slightly blurry shot you can see more color in the subjects face.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]Finally, to add a slight rim light, take a silver reflector and bounce more light on the back of the subject. The results can be seen in the following image. Notice the highlights on the subjects shoulders and color of the dark shirt.



Negative Lights can be a great asset when trying to remove light from your scene. Now that we are getting into Fall, go outside and experiment with Negative Lights on cloudy days and see what kind of results you can get.

WARNING WARNING WARNING
This will be repeated again in the near future, but always keep safety in mind when you are shooting. Large bounce cards are essentially giant kites or sails. Any slight breeze, gust, or even constant wind can send these suckers flying. Anchor your C-stands with sandbags, tie down your frames, and generally secure anything that can be tripped, blown, or knocked over. The well being of your cast and crew is more important than any shot you may want to get.


When not working deep in the labs of the DMN Central Division testing the latest and greatest software/hardware products Stephen Schleicher can be found at the local university teaching a few courses on video and web production. He can be reached at schleicher@mindspring.com. You can also visit him on the web at www.mindspring.com/~schleicher





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