Photographic Lighting

Fill-flash off ceiling balanced to F8 - John Hay

Taken from Child & Galer (2005) the following example shown aboveis a great example of studio lighting used on location. In the book by Child & Galer, The client has requested the lighting enhances the space and balances ambient interior and exterior daylight. The photographer decides upon one exposure, balancing the exterior, interior and introduced lighting. The camera/ film is balanced to daylight. Exterior daylight will be overexposed to reduce the orange/ red colour cast of domestic tungsten lighting.


Umbrella flash in hallway balanced to F8.5


Ambient light - daylight and tungsten - incident - 1 second @ F8.5

I decided to use the following image to demonstarte how lighting can transform a room which is of low lighting and dull to something fresher, brighter and much more natural. One idea I would like to explore is to photograph newly installed kitchens using simple lighting set ups, highlighting key areas. Gaining access to photograph new installed kitchens is only a phone call away. My brother who works for himself and is a kitchen fitter has approached me and asked if I would take a series of images for his website. The use of lights literally injects life into the final product.