(L) Fotografia - Advanced Lighting Techniques For Mineral (Macro) Photography.pdf

* More than 500,000 Interesting Articles waiting for you . * The Ebook starts from the next page : Enjoy ! * Say hello to my cat "Meme" Advanced Lighting Techniques Yéü Mineral photography Wendell E. Wilson The Mineralogical Record 4631 Paseo Tubutama Tucson, AZ 85750 ******@Mineral photography at the master level requires, among other things, plete understanding mand of the way light interacts with opaque, translucent and transparent specimens and their surrounding environment. The photographer must take control of every aspect of this interaction, carefully, patiently and intelligently manipulating each one to serve his artistic vision and scientific sensibilities. _____________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Mineral photography at its highest level is an exact science in service of both art andnature. On the one hand, the requirements of good scientific illustration must bemet—that is, the specimen must be depicted fully and accurately, without any distortion promise inscientific integrity. On the other hand, an expertly crafted photograph is more than a meredepiction of data; es alive with sparkle, drama, depth, and a fine-art feeling of aestheticquality. We must exclude from our discussion the contribution of innate artistic talent on the part of the photographer because, necessary though this is, it cannot be taught. That said, master mineral photographers all utilize an arsenal of techniques and thought processes which can indeed be learned and can be adapted to each photographer’s own style and of these intellectual tools is generally the last skill to be developed along the learning curve from novice to expert. Following is an edited transcript of a slide-lecture I presented on this subject at the16th annualRochester Mineralogical Symposium in 1989. That year there was a specialone-day seminar on mineral photography technique which was held before the start of themain symposium program. The Rochester audie