LIGHTING--PHOTOGRAPHY'S LIFE--2

DEFINE good lighting?...........the most difficult question, if asked to define good lighting. the good lighting for a given moment, cannot be defined.....different situations require different kind of lighting. ...LIGHTING for a table-top is different for lighting for portraits. in the same way, when talking about lighting for landscapes, the lighting for a mountain-side will not be suitable for buildings or a seashore/beach. this is the place where an expert photographer can show his capability.
MANY people may think that the natural lighting cannot be controlled. here the question to the newbies and the experienced photographers may put in dilemma how one can control the existing natural light. however, the fact is that the natural light can be controlled and used in a variety of ways.
THE light falling on the subject can be softened by allowing it to pass through a diffuser such as a translucent sheet of plastic, or a paper. by varying the degree of translucency of the diffuser, the degree of softness of the light can also be altered......the mirrors or different polished or reflective surfaces can be used to redirect light into the frame. however, reflectors can be of many types. ..a simple mirror can be used as reflector that can redirect almost 100% of the light. a crumpled piece of foil redirects the light but the effect will be softer than that of mirror........GOLD reflectors can be used to achieve a warmer effect. others, such as white paper/thermocole can be used as effective reflectors to redirect natural light. next we may think of controlling natural light is by using a flash gun as fill-in, wherein the natural light behaves as the main source of lighting the subject. u might have witnessed the big reflectors on the TV,while shooting serials/films, being used to throw back the natural light on the subjects, either as main light(such as in shooting against light) or as fill in from sides/fronts, or mirrors to enhance the hair-lighting........to continue......(cgshroti@ymail.com)