While I was throwing around all the cinematography concepts in my head, I asked myself the question..."How does the naked eye compare to a camera?" Because essentially the eye is a camera, isn't it? Believe it or not, due to extenuating circumstances, the only art class I took in High School was ceramics. So I'm hoping a photography class next year will help me tap into the foreign language of cinematography. but I think the above question might help my understanding of everything better. If a filmmaker is trying to get a look of something he/she can see with their naked eye, then obviously he would be able to just point and shoot if thats all a camera needed to get that image on film/video. So basically, what differences between a human eye and a camera lense account for the need for extra lighting and equipment in order to achieve the same look on film that can be had from the naked eye without any equipment. For all I know, that might be best answered by a MD, or maybe its too abstract of a question. But since I'm still green with regard to all concepts of light/color/photography (no pun intended :mrgreen: ), I'll take a gamble and try to make heads or tails of the answers I recieve. Thanks!