ABSTRACT
The illumination of your subject relies on the same characteristics of light – its straight-line
travel, the effect of size of source, diffusion, reflection, colour content, etc. – discussed in
Chapter 2. You can use each of them in various practical ways to alter the appearance of a
subject, and they apply to any source, whether the sun, a flashgun, a studio lamp or even a candle.
Of course there are ‘tricks of the trade’ too, some of which are dealt with towards the end of this
