Samantha

Hi, David. Thanks for that. It's precisely what I thought. I don't believe my tastes are so far out of alignment that I"m getting carried away, to be honest. I just find that the people I work with tend to play it straight and narrow, so much so that they have a fixed set up for interviews and various types of filming we do regularly and they don't like to stray too far out of that template regardless of what the subjects are wearing or doing etc... I guess because I'm new at this, I look to them for guidance so that I develop good habits from the beginning, but having watched a zillion lighting videos and read books galore and, of course, having watched loads of film, I've grown unhappy with our current set up, which probably sounds a bit rich coming from someone comparatively new to these guys who have all been to film school and shot docos etc. Maybe I'm just flat out wrong! That said, these guys are quite brilliant, so I guess when you're working under tight deadlines etc, art goes out the window and is saved for non-work projects...LOL... PS: I did try to add my last name after I read your post, but couldn't find where in the settings to do so.

Happy new year folks. One question that's been driving me nuts about lighting is exactly how subjective is it? I'm relatively new to cinematography but I have developed a wee obsession with lighting, but I seem to have a different eye and tend to like a lot of lighting that others may not necessarily like. Good lighting is good lighting, but when it comes to creative lighting how subjective is it? Is it just a matter of making it look good on camera or is there room for interpretation? Or am I being "too arty" with my lighting as my various colleagues tend to intimate? :)

Hi, guys and gals. Happy new year! I'm kicking it off with a promise to finally pursue my passion for cinematography and I wound up here! So, here's to an awesome 2010 and, fingers crossed, this time next year, I'll be able to join in the discussion competantly with all the good folk here! :)