[pure-silver] Re: Skin tones

Peter

That¹s a good question.

To me the answer is, that any picture is a 2D simulation of a 3D scene. Good
lighting is when it¹s executed in a way that the difference cannot be felt.
Also, lighting gives you the opportunity to emphasize the important and
subdue the mundane.

Easier said than done.





Regards



Ralph W. Lambrecht

http://www.darkroomagic.com







On 2006-08-27 13:17, "Peter Badcock" <peter.badcock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 27/08/06, Ralph W. Lambrecht <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> and yes, the lighting is the key.
>  
> Enough folks have said this now to steer my line of questioning that way.
>  
> What is one trying to achieve by controlling the lighting (assuming one can
> control its intensity, colour and "optical diffusivity" (I thought that last
> one could be my new term for the day but Google thinks otherwise!)) ?  And how
> can one achieve that?
>  
> regards
> Peter
>

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