N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Out in the midday sun

irector David Lynch says that not only is full-on cinematic lighting not essential for filmmaking, but that having to make do and improvise leads you in new and potentially creative directions. Yes, it’s a riff on that old idea ‘turn a problem into an opportunity’, but don’t be lulled into thinking that, just because it sounds like a cliché from a self-help manual, it isn’t worth listening to. The quality of lighting plays such a crucial part in photography for most 82), Create a Look ( 79), and even The Why of Processing ( 65).

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