Timeline for What is "dark field lighting" and why is it used?
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| Jan 23, 2011 at 14:23 | vote | accept | rfusca | ||
| Jan 23, 2011 at 13:48 | comment | added | Joanne C | @rfusca - Yep, that's all that it is. Simple, really, once you know. | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 4:26 | comment | added | rfusca | So, its just lighting from the bounce off the reflected spill? | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 3:56 | comment | added | Joanne C | @Evan Krall - The shot posted was done with this setup, using a single softbox, it's pretty black. I'm not sure how you get it more black than that and I had flames in the shot to boot! In any case, regardless of alternative means of getting the shot (and I'm more than open to examples of such), this is the technique of dark field lighting that rfusca asked about since I can state categorically how it was done. :) | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 3:41 | comment | added | Evan Krall | It actually seems like you'd get a darker black if you used something like two softboxes and had a long distance to your background. | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 3:22 | comment | added | Joanne C | @Pearsonartphoto - I can't say enough good things about it. Worth the price, in my opinion. | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 3:08 | comment | added | PearsonArtPhoto | I've got to get that book... I really need to learn more about lighting... Hmmm... | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 3:00 | comment | added | Joanne C | @Jędrek Kostecki - True, I'm just presenting the "book" definition here as it is the simplest and quickest means to the effect. | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 2:55 | comment | added | Jędrek Kostecki | It doesn't really matter where you place your light source, the key is having two, evenly lit, white light sources (reflected or direct) on the sides. | |
| Jan 23, 2011 at 2:52 | history | answered | Joanne C | CC BY-SA 2.5 |