would this be classed as natural light

[Trever1t]

I haven't heard that term used in photography either...I musta missed school that day? .

 

[Derrel]

"If a bolt of lightning hits the ground in the forest, but nobody is there using that lighting as light to take a picture, then is that lightning "light"? "

 

[Qveon]

Hey guys what's going on in this thread?

 

[pgriz]

"Vanity Index" is a new one for me, at least as applied to photography. So I went to the customized-ad-spewing tool called Google, and found two references (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1050811@N22/discuss/72157617602592581/), and (The Photography Institute - Course Outline. 12 Modules and 12 corresponding interactive assignments to complete.), both of which have "vanity index" for module 6. The first is a discussion by course members, and latter is a course outline. I haven't yet found any reference outside of the "Photographic Institute" that mentions this term, so perhaps this is something that the course instructor came up with.

 

[rexbobcat]

The hell is the vanity index?

 

[sm4him]

:raisedbrow:

:scratch:

:shock:

Thank you. This thread has provided a very useful service for me. It has reminded me that I really shouldn't get on TPF before I've had an adequate amount of coffee in this morning.

Though to be fair, I doubt there is enough caffeine in the world to help me make sense of this.

OP: What in the name of Hec the Pup is the "Vanity Index?" Because I seriously assumed it was some kind of sliding scale to indicate how egotistical a person is, and I couldn't figure out what that had to do with lighting...

As an aside: Might be fun, and incredibly insulting, to start giving TPFers a score on the Vanity Index based on their comments in threads. :lmao:

 

[snowbear119 50]

I have a bathroom vanity. It has a naturally artificial light.

 

[pgriz]

Ah. Mine has artificial "natural" light. Supposed to match the solar spectrum. Need to get hold of a spectrometer to verify.

As for "natural light", I'm also kinda confused. Direct mid-day sun is natural light? How about the setting sun? How about mid-day sun filtered by heavy overcast? How about the light source being the open blue sky? How about on the floor of a leafy forest? How about the window light which allows reflected light from nearby highrise buildings? How about light filtering through dusty windows in an abandoned warehouse? How about moon-light? Gakkk! That's a lotta variation on the theme.

 

[runnah]

I only shoot using supernatural light.

 

[manaheim]

I only shoot using supernatural light.

booo...

That was well below your usual standards, my friend. You're slipping.

 

[YvetteC]

What if the electricity is generated by a natural resource such as solar or hydro power?

 

[Designer]

The vanity Index is something we are covering in the course i am doing its a table based on the lighting that is used

Please explain what "the vanity index" is.

 

[Designer]

I only shoot using supernatural light.

Naturally.

 

[Designer]

it was taken inside with light coming in window and i also used flash

I can see the effects of an on-camera flash being used here, but I don't see much effect from the window light.

 

[jowensphoto]

Leala, what do you find confusing about the term 'natural'? Sunlight, firelight, moonlight, light given off by other mechanical forms NOT triggered by the photographer such as city lights, glow of a nearby steel mill although some might argue that is ambient lighting, not natural.

Just because I think this needs to be repeated.