Page 112 - Lighting the Unlightable Volume 1 #1

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I knew this would be a
difficult area to light. I
didn't want the detail
in the bed, comforter,
headboard, or wall to
disappear but I didn't
want it to pull the view-
er's eye there either. I
wanted the color of the
wall to be visible, and I
didn't want to lose the
sense of space.

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Similarly, I wanted the
shadows to taper away
from her. Managing this
transition would be very
difficult to create given
the intensity inherent in
Fresnel technology.

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Too much light would have pulled the viewer's eye here. Again, I wanted to keep the sense of the layout and decoration of the room in
tact to help set the mood. I also didn't want the viewer's eye to go to the lamp or the nyght table.