Page 64 - Lighting the Unlightable Volume 1 #1

“But, I have learned that no good ever comes from

such a response, so, I took a very deep breath...”

It is true. The variables are almost endless. So, as I write this
article, it is June 22, one day after the Summer Solstice, and it

is 10:06 AM. If I were to work in the ladies’ parlor at Belmont
for the next 10 June twenty-seconds, at exactly 10:06 AM, un-
less the temperature and humidity were exactly the same -

think about how unlikely that is - and the exact cloud pattern
were in the sky, the volume of light in the room would be very

different.
And there is more. For example:

 There are trees outside the window that faces the front
of the house. Every year, unless the tree is trimmed, the

pattern of leaves would be different and this, in turn, would
shape the volume of light in the room. Each individual leaf
would alter the amount of light entering the room. Each

year, less light would enter the room as the leaves became
larger and more dense.

 Unless the windows were regularly washed, over time,

dirt on the window filters the light, often cutting the amount
of light down significantly. Dirt on a window can significant-
ly soften the light much as a soft box does.

 The amount of dirt on a window can also cause colors to
shift in much the same way that putting a filter on the lens
of a camera can alter the camera’s perception of color.

 The bulbs in our strobes deteriorate with use over time
- even the best in the world. So, each time the lights dis-
charge, the bulb deteriorates a bit. Over a decade, that can

be significant. If, five years into this, I change the bulbs,
then I have altered a significant variable.

 And then there’s the model. Over time, she will age.

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