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Inverse Square Law of Light Explanation (Part 2) from Karl Taylor

July 22, 2014 By Eric Reagan

A couple weeks back we saw a video from Karl Taylor where he gave a very straightforward and understandable explanation for the inverse square law of light. The above video is the second and final part of the discussion from Karl.

To reinforce Karl’s video again, the inverse square law in photographic lighting says:  the intensity of light radiating from a source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source.

As a result, an object 2 meters away from a light source, receives only one-quarter the light as an object that is 1 meter away from the source.

Filed Under: Learn, Lighting Tagged With: inverse square law, Karl Taylor, Learn, Lighting

 

Inverse Square Law of Light Explanation from Karl Taylor

June 30, 2014 By Eric Reagan

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=373eg4BW-NM&w=700]

Karl Taylor is back with another solid video. This time he’s breaking down the sometimes difficult-to-comprehend concept of the inverse square law into more understandable terms.

The inverse square law in photographic lighting says, the intensity of light radiating from a source is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. As a result, an object 2 meters away from a light source, receives only one-quarter the light as an object that is 1 meter away from the source.

Check out Karl’s video embedded above for a practical demonstration of this principle. And notice how Karl demonstrates it by shortening the ratio of distance between the two subjects and the light source.

Filed Under: Learn, Lighting Tagged With: inverse square law, Karl Taylor, Learn, Lighting

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