Laws of Light: Sphere

Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re starting a series called “The Laws of Light.” These principles were taught to me at Art Center College of Design by Charlie Potts, who was the head of the photo department there. I was taught these principles, I’ve been building on them for 25 years, and I’m now going to pass them on to you. These truly are the laws of light, the things that happen every time you turn on a light. You can’t change them. You can’t make them go away. But you can control them and use them to your advantage.

Keep those cameras rollin' and keep on clickin'.

-Jay P.

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[siege]

love where this series is going! can't wait till we start adding these shapes together!

[richardcollins]

"The camera is not your tool" I have been shoot for 10+ years and honestly I never thought about it that way. Good videos, thanks.

[Zendail]

It's my college lighting 101 class condensed into 12 mins!! Awesome, can't wait for the next one.

[PublicStriker]

I don't do photography but this video has really help me understand light. I'll try and use this in my drawing! Thanks!

[badgermost]

Seams that you never get tired of making the best videos on photography around....
Thank you very very much sir!

[lynnemccready]

We were fortunate to have had Charlie Potts as an instructor. Yes, it still relevant and as he would have said "the law of light is eternal." Good information. Lynne McCready, Art Center Photo class of 1985.

[steveglassvideo]

I think the pithiest most informative talk I've seen. I've read and studied a lot but don't remember "incident highlight" which makes perfect sense. Now part of my nomenclature! This is wonderful. Thanks so much for putting this out there.

[theprofessionalphotolady]

You have really opened my eyes. thanks. Can't wait to learn more.

[DrMElHanafy]

One of the best videos about the characteristics of light. Thank you.

[debellefeuille]

You're great. As simplified and eloquent as can be.

[MariaRosales-ijft]

I am very excited for this series! With just this first video, I learned what I was doing wrong with adding a second light to fill.

[markhardycreative]

I came here to see a spherical diffuser but I’m actually glad I stayed after I saw it wasn’t what I thought I was looking for. This video turned out to be a nice surprise. You have a great teaching style I subscribed

[CyberDocUSA]

Learned quite a bit today about my approach with natural light which cannot be moved (though the camera can be re-positioned). Thank you for the instructional.

[smilepleasephotostudio]

Very beautifully explained. Thank you Sir.

[jeffersonfernandesferreira]

Great video! Already waiting for the next one.
I already knew how to make it, but no one ever explained me why to make it.
Thanks for solving this out.

[ilovephotography]

Bravo and Thanks for sharing the building blocks of photography. Learning and applying knowledge of this nature can define the difference between taking a photograph or making art.

[Walter-olgd]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these great videos !!

[Dumbsaintmusic]

This is a fantastic synthesis. Thank you.

[biscuitsalive]

The BBC did a great series explaining how painters and photographers use Chiaroscuro to make the available light on a mediums surface appear to have more contrast than technically available. This mimics what the eye does as it interprets tone. (Many optical allusions use this to good effect)

You alluded to this in the video without actually explaining the affect. So I thought you may want to check it out.

Sorry, I forget the name of the series. But it's the best thing I have ever watched on this subject. It was made about 2 years ago and should be available on iplayer still.

[juniortavarez]

one of the best video on light i've seen