Carpetlight is a German startup launching a flexible “softlight” for photography and cinema applications that uses a textile circuit board and e-broidery based wiring with a dual channel, color-temperature adjustable LED setup. Continue reading carpetlight
Via DesignBoom: An interesting piece on how Jonathan Hooker “hacked” a prototype system that uses LEDs timed in precise sequences with a video camera to create a system where the facial lighting on a person in a still image or a video … Continue reading oblio
The History and Science of Color Temperature from FilmmakerIQ.com on Vimeo. Via Gizmodo, here is a well-produced video explaining the basics of color temperature. I highly recommend this for anyone just starting out or interested in the basics of light. … Continue reading the history and science of color temperature
A little eye-candy to inspire your concept renderings: Via Behance, I found these gorgeous nighttime images by German photographer Jakob Wagner. Continue reading jakob wagner photography
If you are a lighting nerd looking for a hobby over the holidays, check out this nice amateur photography site by Evan Sharboneau called PhotoExtremist. I especially like the “bokeh” and the “steel wool” tutorials…just don’t set fire to anything, please. … Continue reading photo extremist
