Hard Light, Soft Light, and Fashion Light, with Joe McNally

Photographers instinctively seek light. In this video, Joe McNally shares stories from his career and the incredible effort he puts into lighting an image.

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 5:39 - McNally's History with Light
• 9:43 - Light that Looks Natural
• 13:15 - No Place for Fancy Light
• 13:58 - Nervous Light
• 14:27 - The Valley of the Gels
• 18:58 - Hard Light
• 22:34 - Soft Light
• 25:21 - Lots of Light
• 28:32 - Same Subject, Different Light
• 30:47 - Fashion Light
• 40:56 - Light in Difficult Places
• 42:09 - Quick Light
• 43:45 - Light Shapes Character
• 48:17 - Day in the Life of Light
• 53:11 - Q&A

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