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   LIGHTING
   Proper lighting helps to display the form of objects, the material they are made of, surface texture. It also helps to get rid of needless glare and halation. When shooting objects as well as portraits, it’s better to provide such kind of lighting which is perceived as natural.
   It’s common to use one main drawing source of light; all other sources support it and their influence shouldn’t be noticeable. Plane and ambient light is of little use for dimension exposure in this kind of shooting too. Side ambient light copes perfectly well with this task, but glaring one-way light is not appropriate because it causes harsh deep shadows.
   When shooting flowers, food, glass-ware you can use directional harsh light or ambient back light as a main lighting. Lighting can change the picture beyond recognition. It’s not advisable to apply strong pulsed sources of light for such kind of shooting. Faint halogen bulbs are more convenient: it’s easier to keep an eye on freak of light and glares, as well as control the shadows direction in the shot (See photo 3, 5).

 
   I took the risk of laying down the bottle because I liked the shape of bleb. A narrow ray of Dedalight is pointed directly to the bottom and it is almost parallel to the background. The shadow of the bottle makes two light arcs which seize it from both sides. The metal rings of the bottle neck are illuminated with a small light disk from above.
Camera Sinar F. 9õ12cm. Slide Kodak Ektachrome 64T.
 
    I used only one spot from behind for this still life. The luminous reflectance from the bur and the white background is sufficient for shadows backlighting. The mood of the picture is set up by the picturesque shadows.
    Camera Sinar F. 9õ12 cm. Slide Kodak Ektachrom 64T.