Saturday, December 15, 2012

Basic Lighting Techniques That Photographers Can Use

By Fra Arellano


These days, you can typically see a lot of people taking photographs using their digital cameras. Advancements in digital photography have allowed many hobbyists and professional photographers to explore other ways to capture quality photographic images. But more than using a modern camera, you have to develop your skill to manipulate light when taking photos. Light, after all, is a very significant element in photography.

In doing photo shoots, the best times of the day are usually during the morning and in the afternoon, just before sunset. However, if light is not available, you can utilise an artificial light and create various effects especially for photo shoots indoors, underwater, or even at night-time. You can employ different types of lighting to achieve a particular effect.

Video Light For Better Photos

There are many occasions where photography is essential and one of these is weddings. To create captivating images of the bride and the groom, a video light can be of great help. Compared with flash which produces a strong and unflattering effect, video lighting is great for studio portraits. Whether you'll conduct your photo shoot in a dark location or a large studio, a video light is ideal to use since it provides a wide range of lighting.

Artificial lighting is needed in taking pictures underwater, too, especially if you are a few metres beneath the ocean surface. In order to capture the real colours of marine life including fishes, corals and crustaceans, you need a good lighting equipment to illuminate the surroundings.

Other Photography Techniques Using Video Light

Video lights are innately strong, but the good thing with this equipment is that the effect can be adjusted. You can put a gel in front of an LED video light to create a warm or tungsten effect. LED video lights also have a diffuser that will help give a soft effect on your photographs. For some photography techniques, photographers sometimes use a video light together with other lighting equipment such as speed lights and flashguns.

To explore other effects video lights can give, you can try placing the equipment in different locations during the photo shoot. For example, if you want flare in the photo you can place it beneath the subject and move to a position where the edge of the light slightly appears in your camera.




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