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David Loftus Photography Masterclass – Lighting PART 1


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and obviously lighting is all-important

and obviously lighting is all-important if I took the most beautiful dish of

if I took the most beautiful dish of

if I took the most beautiful dish of food and put it in direct sunlight it

food and put it in direct sunlight it

food and put it in direct sunlight it would look awful now why why does it

would look awful now why why does it

would look awful now why why does it look awful the highlights are so bright

look awful the highlights are so bright

look awful the highlights are so bright the shadows are so dark every single

the shadows are so dark every single

the shadows are so dark every single glisten of food picks up a highlight of

glisten of food picks up a highlight of

glisten of food picks up a highlight of light but what we do is create this sort

light but what we do is create this sort

light but what we do is create this sort of always the quietest lighting

of always the quietest lighting

of always the quietest lighting environment possible for that food so

environment possible for that food so

environment possible for that food so here we are in the muse this is my sort

here we are in the muse this is my sort

here we are in the muse this is my sort of ideal space to shoot I have a big

of ideal space to shoot I have a big

of ideal space to shoot I have a big south-facing window which during the

south-facing window which during the

south-facing window which during the summer can actually be a bit much meal

summer can actually be a bit much meal

summer can actually be a bit much meal we’ll put a little sheet over the window

we’ll put a little sheet over the window

we’ll put a little sheet over the window or something to stop the big sunlight

or something to stop the big sunlight

or something to stop the big sunlight coming through but what we have is a

coming through but what we have is a

coming through but what we have is a north-facing light so it never gets

north-facing light so it never gets

north-facing light so it never gets direct sunlight it’s just a very soft

direct sunlight it’s just a very soft

direct sunlight it’s just a very soft light if the sun is shining strongly

light if the sun is shining strongly

light if the sun is shining strongly it’ll reflect off the buildings in but

it’ll reflect off the buildings in but

it’ll reflect off the buildings in but it’s never too harsh and that’s the

it’s never too harsh and that’s the

it’s never too harsh and that’s the important thing and what we’ll do is

important thing and what we’ll do is

important thing and what we’ll do is regulate the light with diffusion or

regulate the light with diffusion or

regulate the light with diffusion or reflection either diffuse strong light

reflection either diffuse strong light

reflection either diffuse strong light or reflect light back into the picture

or reflect light back into the picture

or reflect light back into the picture we can create shadows we can but all

we can create shadows we can but all

we can create shadows we can but all done with daylight and all done with

done with daylight and all done with

done with daylight and all done with either a silver surface a white surface

either a silver surface a white surface

either a silver surface a white surface or a black surface flat creating shadow

or a black surface flat creating shadow

or a black surface flat creating shadow white creating reflection simple as that

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