Prism Photography

By Simon Waldbeck

Your perfect start into the fascinating world of glass prism photography!

You see fascinating shots made with glass prisms on the internet and social media again and again?

You wonder if you would also be able to take such spectacular photos?

You want to learn how to take pictures with prisms quickly and easily?
 

Don't worry! It's surprisingly easy to create beautiful crystal prism photos if you know what to be aware of!

The photographer and author, Simon Waldbeck, explains in this book everything you need to know about prism photography to take great pictures yourself! Whether you want to take photos of nature, cities or people, this photography book will show you, with the help of many high-quality color photographs, which amazing possibilities the use of a prism offers you!

Among other things you will find the answers to the following questions:

 

• What do I have to consider when buying a prism?
• Which camera do I need and which camera settings do I have to use?
• What subjects and scenes are best suited for Prism photography?
• How do I maintain, clean, store and transport a prism to prevent it from damage?
• How important is the post-processing of the images and which programs should I use?

You will also learn about the basic optical characteristics of glass prisms, get inspiration and creative ideas as well as some tips and tricks to help you avoid common mistakes right from the start.
 

This compact guide will make your start in the world of glass prism photography incredibly easy, so that you too will soon be able to proudly present your own impressive prism shots!

• Language: English
• Publisher: simon waldbeck
• Release date: Aug 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393257196

Book preview

The characteristics of a prism

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In order to use a prism as effectively as possible for your photography, you should first consider the effects it has on your images. Basically, a glass prism has two essential optical characteristics, which I would like to explain to you now.

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First of all, I would like to mention that the optical characteristics of a prism depend on the corner angle of the triangle in which the individual sides stand to each other. A glass prism, as it is used for photography, has the shape of an equilateral triangle as its base. This means that the three prism sides are standing in a 60 degree angle to each other. In addition, the material used plays a decisive role in the so-called refractive index. There are also prisms made of plastic. But for photography, almost exclusively glass prisms are used.

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Dispersion

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Dispersion is the property of a prism to refract light depending on its wavelength. A prism breaks down light into its color spectrum. This means that incoming white light is split up by the prism into rainbow colours. You can observe this very nicely if you simply place your prism in the sun and look at the colours of the light it throws on the ground. In the following schematic illustration you can see how light refracted by a prism