“ Light is everything. Painters start on white canvas. We start on black canvas and so paint lights. And with excellent light, the difference between cameras becomes minimal.” Julien Apruzzese is passionate about art and science. Working as a photographer and retoucher, he sees himself as an image creator. Like a painter, the realistic rendering hardly pleases him, he prefers ... Read More »
A guest article by Ole Berek. Have you ever wondered how photographers use their lights to achieve an even lightdistribution across the frame? Today let me show you how. To measure the correctexposure I have used the greycard trick as posted last time. To keep this example simple we will use front lighting and a 60x60cm softbox. Howeveryou can use ... Read More »
To make the first steps with set.a.light 3D V2.5 as easy as possible for you, we have recorded a short video with the basics. After the video you will find your way in set.a.light 3D V2.5 and you can create your first own light setup. What you will learn:– The user interface (where is what)– The light sources (light formers, ... Read More »
What is the Light Blaster anyway?The Light Blaster is a flash-based image projector (slide projector attachment for hot shoe strobes). You can use it to project images into the room, much like with a beamer. For the projection slides (35 mm) are used. Thus, the image that you want to project must first be exposed on a “real” slide. What ... Read More »
A guest article by Ole Berek. Today it is all about the question, how to expose correctly? And what does this mean – correct exposure? In photography everything is allowed and technically „wrong“ pictures often lead to amazing results. To get the right base and understanding to start such experiments it is good to know how to set the exposure ... Read More »
We have created two videos to show you the basic handling and to explain the Posing Tool. The videos give you a first quick overview, then you can already use set.a.light 3D V2.0 and let your creativity run free. Let’s go – let’s start with an overview After that you are ready to go. In this section you learn more ... Read More »
All of you guys know that problem: Do I need ocatboxes, softboxes, more direct or indirect lighting? Is this guy using any color gels? How exaclty does everything behind the camera look and how’s the “light design” of this image? – If you’re wondering about all of that just like most photographers do, you’ve absoluteley come to the right place! ... Read More »
With the latest update to version V1.00.88, we have implemented the support for 4K displays (Windows). set.a.light 3D recognizes the resolution of the display at startup and automatically switches to the 4K mode. We also included new control ranges for our own flash heads. The update to version V1.00.86 fixes an error in the undo / redo. From now on, ... Read More »
What’s the special thing about composing? Well, you’ll be able to create pictures that won’t occur like that in nature or wouldn’t be feasible otherwise. You can step up the game by unleashing all of your creativity on your work and express yourself just as you like – there are no limits. If you want to create a composing and ... Read More »
In this video, we introduce you to the most important points regarding the update to version 1.00.83. We have developed real time antialiasing for the studio view and camera preview. This effect becomes most obvious in hair and contours. Therefore, screenshots for documentations look much better, for example. Antialiasing has also been added to the exporter which in turn leads ... Read More »
elixxier – Photo Blog Light settings and lighting structures for studio and outdoor photography. Tips and tricks for set.a.light 3D – The photo studio and light simulation for photographers.