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    Handbook A: E Lighting

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    The document discusses techniques for photographing lighting installations and portraits. It recommends using larger cameras like 8x10 inch or 5x7 inch cameras for interior and exterior lighting photos. Smaller cameras can also work if they have adequate adjustments. Photos should be taken at a small aperture like f/16 for sharpness, and exposure determined with a meter. Developing and printing should follow manufacturer recommendations, except for scenes with a wide brightness range where special techniques are needed. Examples show proper techniques for photographing reflected glare from a work surface. Photos should be taken from the viewpoint of an observer of the installation or subject.

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    The document discusses techniques for photographing lighting installations and portraits. It recommends using larger cameras like 8x10 inch or 5x7 inch cameras for interior and exterior lighting photos. Smaller cameras can also work if they have adequate adjustments. Photos should be taken at a small aperture like f/16 for sharpness, and exposure determined with a meter. Developing and printing should follow manufacturer recommendations, except for scenes with a wide brightness range where special techniques are needed. Examples show proper techniques for photographing reflected glare from a work surface. Photos should be taken from the viewpoint of an observer of the installation or subject.

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    The document discusses techniques for photographing lighting installations and portraits. It recommends using larger cameras like 8x10 inch or 5x7 inch cameras for interior and exterior lighting photos. Smaller cameras can also work if they have adequate adjustments. Photos should be taken at a small aperture like f/16 for sharpness, and exposure determined with a meter. Developing and printing should follow manufacturer recommendations, except for scenes with a wide brightness range where special techniques are needed. Examples show proper techniques for photographing reflected glare from a work surface. Photos should be taken from the viewpoint of an observer of the installation or subject.

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    14-14 I E S LIGHTING HANDBOOK

    Background brightness. A factor closely related to lighting is background


    brightness. For ordinary subjects, the background should not be very
    dark, very light, or too close behind the subject; neither should it be of
    exactly the same brightness as important parts of the subject, because
    such a condition would have the effect of merging the subject with the
    background. The less detail and the fewer the distracting spots in the
    background, the better.
    Portrait Photography
    The portrait photographer is concerned with photographing people
    either singly or in groups. In a case of individuals or groups of two to
    four he endeavors carefully to model the subjects with lights to make a
    pleasing and natural likeness, possessing "roundness" and "depth." This
    he does with the aid of shadows, highlights, and contrasts.
    Photography of Lighting Installations
    The making of pictures of interiors and exteriors using the regular,
    permanently installed lighting does not require special photographic
    materials or equipment. Larger cameras such as the 8-by 10-inch or
    5-
    by 7-inch view types are appropriate. Smaller cameras such as the 4
    by 5 inch and 2\ by 3| inch sizes can be used, provided they possess ade-
    quate adjustments. The small miniature camera usually is not suitable.
    In any case, a good lens is needed. It should be coated to reduce flare and
    improve shadow detail. Care is needed in assuring sharp focus and proper
    exposure. The camera should be supported on a tripod. The pictures
    should be made at a small lens aperture (such as//16) to obtain sharpness
    everywhere in the picture. The exposure time should be determined with
    an exposure meter. Film development and printing procedure should
    follow the manufacturer's recommendations except in the case of subjects
    in which there are a wide range of brightnesses such as interiors in which
    luminaires are in the camera field. The technique for such cases is ex-
    plained on page 14-18. Several possibilities and limitations of lighting
    installation photographs are illustrated by Figs. 14-5 to 14-9.
    FIG. 14-5. Photography to show reflected glare, a, and appropriate lighting, b.
    Tbe subject is a scribed drawing on metal. A brightness measurement made with an
    exposure meter held somewhat in front of the camera is as significant as any other
    measurement for this type of subject. The important point in photographing a
    reflected glare spot is that the picture be taken from the eye point of the worker.
    Otherwise, the reflected image will appear in a different area of the work. The same
    thing applies to photographing a correctly lighted area. If the camera viewpoint
    differs radically from the observer's viewpoint, glare spots out of the normal fiel4
    of
    view may be included in the photograph.

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