Abstract: So, did you do Greg's gels assignment? I did. Twice. Below are my results, and what I learned.
Reporting in from our last assignment, in which you were asked to shoot a portrait in three different ways: clean white light, warm/cool light, and warm/cool light with the shadows muddied up with a little green. I did this one along with you—twice—and learned a lot in the process.
Which brings up a valuable point. You can read about this stuff all you want. But until you actually get off your ass and do it, you're not going to learn it.
In other words, learning to use color in your lighting is just like anything else. Read more »
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