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Originally Posted by BrettJ
Great read for beginners for sure. Some of it is "common sense" - or at least was to us but we made our fair share of mistakes that reading that would have prevented.
One question - about lighting - and something I still don't understand is good positioning for good all around room filling light. Where should I go to learn more about lighting position - because right now I'm doing a lot of trial and error with emphasis on error.
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Lighting is not a simple thing to learn. Lighting can vary according to the room you're in. Dark and dull surfaces will soak in lighting and bright shiny ones will bounce it all over the pleace.
T%he best place to go to learn is your location. go practise. Take a laptop, write down the light settings take a picture, change it around and take a picture. For a model I use a chair, find it has less attitude than a modle when you're trying to figure things out.
Do you have a flash meter with the facility to read bounced light?
Until you master lighting technique keep it simple and try to produce an amateur style picture. This is done by using the techniques that georgeyw find so bad, so I hope you are 18 otherwise he might get jealous.
