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The History of Specialist Lighting Photography in Chicago

Every photographer from amateurs to professionals with decades in the business knows that there are several different types of considerations to be made when going for a great photo. Many photographers will also say that getting lighting right is one of the biggest challenges in their profession. In cities like Chicago where several large modeling agencies have offices, studio lighting is a good skill for any Chicago based photographer to master. For this reason, as well as taking everyday portraits, it is important to practice good specialist lighting photography in Chicago. Many photographers like to stay with the lighting ... read more

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Every photographer from amateurs to professionals with decades in the
 
business knows that there are several different types of considerations
 
to be made when going for a great photo. Many photographers will
 
also say that getting lighting right is one of the biggest challenges
 
in their profession. In cities like Chicago where several large
 
modeling agencies have offices, studio lighting is a good skill for any
 
Chicago based photographer to master. For this reason, as well as
 
taking everyday portraits, it is important to practice good specialist lighting photography in Chicago.

Many photographers like to stay with the lighting basics. The
 
goal is produce photos that literally show the client in their best
 
light. Like all other aspects in photography it is a good idea to
 
consider the client and their desire for the appearance of the photo
 
when deciding on lighting issues. Some professional photographers
 
spend a great deal of time learning all of the various specialty
 
lighting techniques and their time and patience is rewarded by
 
producing top quality photographs and repeat business. Especially
 
with the thriving modeling industry, a photographer who utilizes good
 
specialty lighting photography in Chicago has a good shot at success.

Interestingly enough, the beginning of specialty lighting
 
photography was in Chicago. A man named George Raymond
 
Lawrence was the first photographer to begin experimenting with
 
lighting as a way to enhance photos in the early decades of the
 
twentieth century. His theory involved the use of magnesium
 
chloride to create better lighting in early portrait photographs and
 
those taken at night. Despite having no educational training in
 
chemistry and experiencing several explosions that resulted in burning
 
hair, mustache, and burst eardrums, he eventually achieved
 
success. His invention the "Flashlight Lawrence" was the first
 
photography flash that remotely resembles the flashes used with cameras
 
today. His invention earned him the nickname "The Father of
 
Flashlight Photography." His invention worked by the magnesium
 
powder being ignited by electrical wires within the charges. This
 
produced the brilliant white light Lawrence needed to take portraits
 
indoors of a quality that hadn't been seen before.

That was just the start of George Lawrence's success with Chicago
 
specialty lighting photography. From that first invention
 
designed to be used indoors, Lawrence created a portable system that
 
allowed him to take a photo of Chicago's mammoth Coliseum using 20
 
pounds of powder on the first attempt and only 5 ounces after his
 
adjustments were made. George Lawrence is credited with paving
 
the way of the invention of floodlights and photographic flashbulbs.

While specialty lighting photography is incredibly important in
 
Chicago, and all other areas, it had its humble beginnings in Chicago
 
as well. A fore thinking, determined man single handedly changed
 
the course photography lighting, giving the field of photography the
 
technology it needed to produce higher quality photographs. His
 
designs and inventions are still the basis for specialty lighting
 
today. Today, of course, the specialty lighting photography techniques
 
are easier to work with and safer. Now lighting has been improved
 
to help create the photographic masterpieces we are all familiar with.

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