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Lighting Technique Collection

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool Illuminations
Illuminations on the promenade at Blackpool, Lancashire. Blackpool Tower is in the centre

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Iron Miner

Iron Miner
5th June 1948: A miner pauses in a tunnel before starting a shift in Britains most modern iron ore mine, at Irthlinborough in Northamptonshire

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Corby Ironworks

Corby Ironworks
11th February 1950: Corby Ironworks in Northamptonshire at night. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4975 - Did You Know This Was Happening To England? - pub

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Beach Ballet

Beach Ballet
August 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Under The Arch

Under The Arch
31st January 1948: Two children walking in the Gorbals area of Glasgow

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: The main spiral staircase at Queens House, Greenwich

The main spiral staircase at Queens House, Greenwich, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7277 - Greenwich Staircase - unpub. (Photo by Raymond Kleboe/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Illuminated expedition tent, Northern lights

Illuminated expedition tent, Northern lights, Polar Aurorae, Aurora Borealis, green, reflections in water, Lake Laberge, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Blitz Skyline

Blitz Skyline
circa 1940: London skyline in the blitz silhouetted by the light of fires. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Plasma ball

Plasma ball

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Air Raid

Air Raid
May 1940: Long exposure taken of coastal defences during a night time air-raid on thes E coast of England. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Warners Cinema

Warners Cinema
1951: The exterior of Warners Cinema with its steel tower and neon signs in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 - We Go To Hollywood - pub

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Steel Mill

Steel Mill
1st May 1955: Men working at the furnaces of a Sheffield steel mill. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8067 - Importance Of Yorkshire - unpub. (Photo by Joseph McKeown/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Searchlights

Searchlights
1940: Anti-aircraft searchlights scanning the sky for enemy aircraft. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Houses of Parliament Searchlight

Houses of Parliament Searchlight
1943: A searchlight over the Houses of Parliament, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Sunlight And Soldiers

Sunlight And Soldiers
22nd March 1943: British soldiers carrying their luggage walk along the platform at a railway station in war-time London. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Illuminated Ships

Illuminated Ships
1957: Vessels of the Fleet are illuminated as seen from beneath the wing of a Ganet aircraft from HMS Ark Royal in Cromarty Firth

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Illustration showing polarizing filters and polarized light

Illustration showing polarizing filters and polarized light

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: A trip to the Milky Way

A trip to the Milky Way

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: City Blacksmith

City Blacksmith
Southwark smithy William Surridge at work in Burman Street near the Elephant and Castle in South London

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Curing Fish

Curing Fish
Interior of a fish curers kiln near the quayside in Hull. After being smoked, these skinned cod fillets are dispatched throughout the country

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Early Or Late?

Early Or Late?
1930: The sun is low in the sky and casts long shadows behind the few people in the street. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: New York Night Sky

New York Night Sky
April 1963: A view over New York at dusk from the Rockefeller Centre. The Empire State Building is on the left. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: On The Beach

On The Beach
14th February 1938: Racehorses being trained by David Dale are silhouetted against the skyline as they walk along the beach at Newhaven, Sussex

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: First Up

First Up
circa 1929: An early morning Workmans tram on route No 65, travelling from East Ham to Bloomsbury. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Graf Zeppelin

Graf Zeppelin
Giant dirigible the Graf Zeppelin just after landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on her second visit to the USA

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: London Cinema

London Cinema
circa 1930: Inside the Dominion Cinema, Tottenham Court Road, London which later became a theatre. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Seamens Cross

Seamens Cross
circa 1926: Lit up by floodlights, the huge Seamens Institute Cross towers over New York. It is designed to be visible from ships passing Sandy Hook, a peninsula of New Jersey

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Shadow Wheel

Shadow Wheel
circa 1930: A bicycle wheel throws its shadow on a pavement. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Leicester Square

Leicester Square
1939: Leicester Square Theatre, showing The Sun Never Sets, starring Basil Rathbone and Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: London Pavilion

London Pavilion
circa 1935: The London Pavilion cinema in Piccadilly, London showing We Live Again, which starred Fredric March and Anna Sten. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Piccadilly At Night

Piccadilly At Night
circa 1930: A lone car in a street in Piccadilly, London, at night. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Bus Park

Bus Park
circa 1925: Double decker buses parked in line for the night at an outdoor bus station. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Kingsway At Night

Kingsway At Night
circa 1925: The Stoll Picture Theatre illuminated on Kingsway, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Berlin Cinema

Berlin Cinema
circa 1930: An exterior view of the Capitol Cinema, one of Berlins largest cinemas in the Tanentzienstrasse. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Curtains of Northern lights, Polar Aurorae

Curtains of Northern lights, Polar Aurorae, Aurora Borealis, green, pink, purple, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Swirling Northern lights, Polar Aurorae

Swirling Northern lights, Polar Aurorae, Aurora Borealis, green, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Arc of northern polar lights, Aurora Borealis

Arc of northern polar lights, Aurora Borealis, green, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Spiral, swirling green northern polar lights

Spiral, swirling green northern polar lights, Aurora borealis, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis

Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, in winter, Hovsund, Hov, Lofoten, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Rotating thread illuminated with a stroboscopic flash

Rotating thread illuminated with a stroboscopic flash

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights, aurora borealis, during an overcast sky, Lofoten, Norway

Northern lights, aurora borealis, during an overcast sky, Lofoten, Norway

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Swirling northern polar lights

Swirling northern polar lights, Aurora Borealis, green, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Swirling northern polar lights

Swirling northern polar lights, rare overhead display, Aurora Borealis, green, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Strong Northern Lights above a snowy Norwegian landscape

Strong Northern Lights above a snowy Norwegian landscape, Nakketvatnet, Tromso, ?Troms, Northern Norway, Norway

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Illuminated, lit wall tent, cabin with swirling northern polar lights

Illuminated, lit wall tent, cabin with swirling northern polar lights, Aurora Borealis, green, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: The Brenta Dolomites at sunset, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

The Brenta Dolomites at sunset, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Blurred colored lights, bokeh

Blurred colored lights, bokeh

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights and night-time glow of the Holuhraun fissure eruption north of the volcano Baroarbunga

Northern lights and night-time glow of the Holuhraun fissure eruption north of the volcano Baroarbunga, Suour-Pingeyjarsysla, Highlands of Iceland, Northeast Iceland, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights, full moon, solfatara

Northern lights, full moon, solfatara, fumaroles, sulphur and other minerals, steam, Hverarond high temperature or geothermal area, Namafjall mountains, Myvatn area, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights, glow from a fissure eruption at the Holuhraun lava field

Northern lights, glow from a fissure eruption at the Holuhraun lava field, solfatara, fumaroles, sulphur and other minerals, steam, Hverarond high temperature or geothermal area, Namafjall mountains

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights, sulphur and other minerals

Northern lights, sulphur and other minerals, steam, Hverarond high temperature or geothermal area, Namafjall mountains, Myvatn area, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Strong northern lights, Hverarond high temperature or geothermal area

Strong northern lights, Hverarond high temperature or geothermal area, Namafjall mountains, Myvatn area, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights, light trails from cars

Northern lights, light trails from cars, solfatara, fumaroles, sulphur and other minerals, steam, Hverarond high temperature or geothermal area, Namafjall mountains, Myvatn area, Northeastern Region

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Strong Northern Lights, Highlands of Iceland, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Strong Northern Lights, Highlands of Iceland, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern Lights and Full Moon over Mt Snaefell

Northern Lights and Full Moon over Mt Snaefell, Highlands of Iceland, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Northern lights and starry sky, Hofn, Iceland

Northern lights and starry sky, Hofn, Iceland

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: First Date

First Date
A young courting couple returning from a social engagement

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Child And Angels

Child And Angels
circa 1865: A woman praying over a sleeping child whilst two angels look on. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 578 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Leaves on a canvas, Mexico

Leaves on a canvas, Mexico

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Sunset, Botswana

Sunset, Botswana

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Sunset, Botswana

Sunset, Botswana

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Sunset, Kenya

Sunset, Kenya

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Dutch Pavilion

Dutch Pavilion
18th April 1958: The floodlit main entrance to the Brussels International Exhibition Centre. (Photo by Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Cornish Seaweed

Cornish Seaweed
1935: The gathering of seaweed with St Michaels Mount in the background. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Womens House

Womens House
25th January 1913: A corridor in Renton House for Women, New Kent Road, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Selfridges Lights

Selfridges Lights
26th March 1928: A night scene in Londons Oxford Street, outside the famous Selfridges department store. (Photo by Console/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square
1938: Trafalgar Square at night. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Moonlight Dipper

Moonlight Dipper
August 1911: A nude swim by moonlight for a bather in Westcliffe during the heatwave of 1911. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Sea Take Off

Sea Take Off
circa 1939: An Osprey plane taking off from an aircraft carrier. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Power At Sunset

Power At Sunset
circa 1938: Battersea Power Station, on the south bank of the River Thames, at sunset. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Queen Mary At Night

Queen Mary At Night
28th March 1936: The Queen Mary at night, docked in Southampton. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
1928: Looking down Glasshouse Street to the junction with Sherwood Street and towards the lights of Piccadilly Circus in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Zeppelin Skeleton

Zeppelin Skeleton
February 1919: The framework of a Zeppelin airship, being built at the Short Brothers Works. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: The Vall de Boi romanesque architecture with tall church and beautiful landscape in the Catalan Pyrenees

The Vall de Boi romanesque architecture with tall church and beautiful landscape in the Catalan Pyrenees
The valley is best known for its nine Early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: The Vall de Boi romanesque architecture with tall church and beautiful landscape in the Catalan Pyrenees

The Vall de Boi romanesque architecture with tall church and beautiful landscape in the Catalan Pyrenees
The valley is best known for its nine Early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Fireworks

Fireworks
1st October 1976: Fireworks over the National Theatre and the Thames, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Fog Slows Traffic

Fog Slows Traffic
2nd January 1973: Thick fog slowing commuters on their way to work through Highgate. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: National Theatre

National Theatre
1976: Fireworks being set off at the site of the National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: National Theatre

National Theatre
1976: Fireworks being set off at the site of the National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Ladies Of The Night

Ladies Of The Night
30th October 1979: Prostitutes still ply their trade under the glare of the street lamps, but the police are never far away. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Druid Ceremony

Druid Ceremony
25th June 1971: Druids holding hands during a ceremony on Hampstead Heath, north London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Wedding Feast

Wedding Feast
December 1932: Table laid for the wedding reception of Muriel Phillipsbourne and Oscar Botero. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: Musical Hands

Musical Hands
The hands of composer and pianist Leff Nicolas Pouishnoff (1891 - 1959), at the piano. In 1938 he was the first classical pianist to make a televised performance. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageLighting Technique Collection: No More Blackout

No More Blackout
26th May 1945: After nearly six years of war the blackout was lifted and London lit up for all to see. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)



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