What characteristics are there?
Every kind of art form has its one's own characterized behavior means. Behavior of photographer means light, without mere, they can accomplish nothing like the thing that the sculptor have no clay or painter to have no pigment.
Though photography art is in the development courses of more than 150 years, form one's own different schools and styles after always following art forms such as painting, literature,etc., very maybe in the the past 50 years, futurism photograph, not fantastic to send the photography, the film editing is sent and photographed, the stereoscopic mud is taken a photograph of etc., can find the communicating place with arts of sisters in form, but, they are still different to some extent after all. One of the reasons is that the photographer gives full play to the model means with unique photography - -Mere language. Through mere, have formed their own model way, has decided the statement intention of the picture; Through the light, not merely different from other arts of sisters, among photographer at the same time, have produced their own artistic styles too.
Creative photographer important component most could say understanding of light photographer art often. Light to behave by many kinds of different form, photographer can choose suitable form come, achieve the special goal most from it. Mere form these be can controlled, they can used for, display a particular one characteristic, concept and mood to take a photograph of the body clearly at photo. Before the photographer can fully utilize all enormous potentiality, they must analyze to the light, understand various all characteristics, make oneself familiar with various all function and use.
American law, A of photographer, would rather dose point out, for photographer, have intensity, quality, color only.
It is the intensity at first. Mere intensity can from bright to dark, this is suitable for any light source. For example, in the cloudless weather, the sunlight at noon is very strong, in that the sand blown by the wind fills weather, the light is dim. Can say that there is not light at night. The intensity of the artificial light source, change to some extent as the tile of the light is counted differently.
France would rather dose think bright light give somebody one dazzling, lucid and lively and serious feeling, the dim light often displays melancholy, quiet and implicit mood. This kind of difference of the lighting intensity, will show on the photo in three kinds of different ways: Take a photograph of value degree of the body, is taken a photograph of the contrast range of the body, the reproducing by the color of taking a photograph of body of the autochrome.
When the illumination is very tall in intensity, the body seems more bright, distinctness, contrast are relatively great to take the photograph, more bright-colored under the light situation that color seems lower in intensity than the illumination. If the photographer is good at catching and valueing such different changes on the body taken a photograph of, he can use appropriate light of intensity, characteristic to take a photograph of the body outstanding a particular one better. The more important thing is, this kind of characteristic lighted, should show on the photo. Some photographers often think very bright light will make it seem too dazzling to take a photograph of the body, the strong light part is too bright, the shaded area is very dark, therefore reduce this kind of contrast artificially, make the photo comparatively with lower contrast out, the result totally lacks that kind of typical characteristic under special lighting terms. For example, the scene that the open hearth taps, the blazing molten steel is bright and dazzling, besides black-and-white, eyes nothing can not see.
France would rather dose think, like looking like some people and doing, assist, go with a very strong one gentle to take and reduce contrast only at this moment, will totally destroy the dramatic result of this kind of scenery. The sensitive photographer meets this kind of subject matter, will totally cast aside all sorts of outmoded restrictions about using up that he has studied, and only go and consider how to display the blazing and dazzling impression of molten steel: Through emphasizing the characteristic of lighting, strengthen contrast, use the outline and only let the result faint, try to catch this vivid scene.
The second mere property is its different quality. What the light can be sent out from the scorching hot light source is shot out directly, such as the sunlight that is not sheltered from by the cloud and mist, artificial light of direct projection sent out from the spotlight, photography light and flashing lamp; Or the scattered light such as fog it or cloudy sunlight reflected from the surface of object shone, artificial light reflected from the wall, ceiling or mere surface of object of other reflection out; Or add the sheen device scattered light taking shape before scorching hot light source. Shoot out directly strongly and dazzlingly, contrast is great, can cause the clear and outstanding shade. Softer through reflecting the scattered light that is formed, contrast is small, can cause the gray, fuzzy shade, or have no shade at all. Certainly, there are countless transition stages between these two. Practice indicate shoot shaded area that cause out direct, can with light source with take a photograph of into body change of position, but the change of or the changes of the positions of the cameraman and light source. It is such and bright shadow can because their forms, style and size of position accounted for, strengthen or weaken the characteristic of the body taken a photograph of. Reflect light energy demonstrate form to take a photograph of body, and can fine and smooth with reproduce, produce original appearance of it naturally, not big with the relation of relative position which is taken a photograph of the body and light source. So law would rather dose point out, shoot out difficult to succeed in using than scattered light direct, because it is improper to use, the result is poorer instead. But if correct to use, it will make photographer take, compare strong, with black-and-white pattern result vivid picture with, surpass the result made with the scattered light far far.
France would rather doses of mere third property that put forward the color. He points out, the colored photographer whose color reappear must be clear that those are engaged in wholeheartedly, color (its colour temperature) lighted The colour temperature that want and the color film require is identical. For example, the light in early morning and at dusk is not very suitable for the sunlight type film, the scenery seen more than eyes with the photo that this kind of film takes is partial and yellow or partial and red. In addition, the sunlight in the outdoor shade place is usually more or less partial and blue.
American photographer Arthur and Goldsmith thinks, only has two kinds of characteristics: Objectivity and subjectivity. Cameraman necessary for the two to give consideration to. Light of what is called objectivity, refers to one section of the narrow frequency band in the spectrum of electromagnetic wave, can make us see and note the image. However, Goldsmith points out, while in order to expose this kind of light of accurate measurement correctly, make good use of the light of subjectivity, regard it as the creative factor of the photography, can't ignore too. . The light of subjectivity, can make us produce the light reacting to the emotion.
Nowadays, expose and control - -Control that leads to quantity of the light of objectivity - -It is gradual and accurate and becoming a kind of inherent automatic course already with photographic equipment. However, are exposed the control system not at all relevant with the complicated one of today as the light of the subjective composition of not photographing. What it involves is mainly people and extremely abundant subject matter, for any serious photographer, it is all essential.
Goldsmith points out, should know and grasp characteristic described above, use the good light, to photographer, only can it observes to be enough, must can experience. Photograph, observe, mean, understand all to take a photograph of into precise tangible result that body produce deep. This need one special visual sensitiveness, " close to the setting sun at dusk then, how to demonstrate the feel of the sand dune; The illumination that is shrouded by the thin cloud in the bright and cloudy sky, what a gentle wrinkle that melt on the face it is; A spotlight, how can cause people's attention; Alternatively, how the direct flash of light sweeps light around thin Little difference, and put its one's own dull and stiff light into the picture "As to this, photographers must keep the same with its coordination.
Goldsmith thinks, a method to improve your sensitiveness to the light, how a master reacts to the light to study the photography! Some romantic ones, even the photographer paying attention to courting the plot likes the dark color, like Eugene and Smith. In his photography, can make the shade produce efforts. However, he pays attention to the detail very much, even in the blackest part, Smith always tries to keep detail and level. And to loose to tie to Henry and Cartier - cloth tight, only a kind of delicate composition, it can reveal that mediate the soft one black in lofty tone of cool colour, silver gray. In addition, the ones that observe the contemporary colored photographer are used up it is beneficial carefully. Yes Eliot. In Potter's forest image, the light shining on the rock covered in trunk and liver moss, it also has infiltration strength that soft. Become a distinct to compare with one, Alex cloth Wei create a deep one, shade result like painting with tropical scorching burning sun with it. Favourable shellfish card Blake affection continuous fantasy of her, create it like the light illusion.
In a word, the photographer is the light which uses the objectivity, leave the image on the film, but how is the quality of the image, depend on the subjectivity of the light. Photographer camera of hand, will note he clear, see faithful, and the things felt deeply.