Light tells us a lot of special things. It tells us whether the environment is safe or not. It tells us whether or not we can trust our environment.There is a good reason kids are fearful of the dark, and this exercise shows that we have never truly moved out of that. But, not all photos with intense shadow capture this feeling of alarm. In actual fact depending on the way we create the image, and photograph it, we can really capture something quite interesting.
Light also has an effect on tone, texture, vibrancy and our background environment. We can be in charge of our lighting in lots of ways; f-stop, shutter speed, using the flash, fine tuning the brightness of the light from the flash, using other lighting sources, using a single lighting source, making use of filters, altering our photos in Photoshop, moving a person from a shady space to a window and many more things. It's crucial to work with light because it helps you reveal your story. And story telling is what taking photos is all about.
When you need a well lit image but can't produce it, it can be tremendously difficult. This can consist of situations like shooting speedy movement indoors, without the subject being too blurry. This is nearly impossible so we then use additional lighting options to help us get additional light so we can speed up the shutter. We speed up the shutter so we don't shoot any blur. In a case like this we could use the flash, use a higher ISO to make the camera more receptive to light or use other lighting sources.
On saying that though, now and then you may not want a bright picture. At times you may want to make something entirely moody and intense, or alternatively, subdued and romantic. This may demand soft or very little light. You can still get lovely pictures with a small amount of light.
Many wedding photographs are used with very soft lighting. It makes the story and complete shot look gentle. Light from a window is an example of how lighting that can accomplish this. There are other ways to shoot lovely photos using very little light. I've done it many times. It takes time but soon you will know lighting and be able to create the mood and feeling you require.
You don't always have to take photos of people when using dim light. You can place an importance on the form of an object. You could only want to highlight certain things and not others. Let's take a look at an example of a photo I took with this exact theme in mind.
Canon 5D, F5.6, 1/250th of a second, ISO 4000, 105mm.
In this photo here I captured my husband's fingers. He was in his studio drawing up measurements for his next painting. As I watched his hands move smoothly over the canvas I couldn't help thinking how beautiful the lighting was. It cast a diffused and a yellowy orange light over the whole space. I sought to capture the softness of the movement, by preserving the lighting on particular components of the image and not others.
Light also has an effect on tone, texture, vibrancy and our background environment. We can be in charge of our lighting in lots of ways; f-stop, shutter speed, using the flash, fine tuning the brightness of the light from the flash, using other lighting sources, using a single lighting source, making use of filters, altering our photos in Photoshop, moving a person from a shady space to a window and many more things. It's crucial to work with light because it helps you reveal your story. And story telling is what taking photos is all about.
When you need a well lit image but can't produce it, it can be tremendously difficult. This can consist of situations like shooting speedy movement indoors, without the subject being too blurry. This is nearly impossible so we then use additional lighting options to help us get additional light so we can speed up the shutter. We speed up the shutter so we don't shoot any blur. In a case like this we could use the flash, use a higher ISO to make the camera more receptive to light or use other lighting sources.
On saying that though, now and then you may not want a bright picture. At times you may want to make something entirely moody and intense, or alternatively, subdued and romantic. This may demand soft or very little light. You can still get lovely pictures with a small amount of light.
Many wedding photographs are used with very soft lighting. It makes the story and complete shot look gentle. Light from a window is an example of how lighting that can accomplish this. There are other ways to shoot lovely photos using very little light. I've done it many times. It takes time but soon you will know lighting and be able to create the mood and feeling you require.
You don't always have to take photos of people when using dim light. You can place an importance on the form of an object. You could only want to highlight certain things and not others. Let's take a look at an example of a photo I took with this exact theme in mind.
Canon 5D, F5.6, 1/250th of a second, ISO 4000, 105mm.
In this photo here I captured my husband's fingers. He was in his studio drawing up measurements for his next painting. As I watched his hands move smoothly over the canvas I couldn't help thinking how beautiful the lighting was. It cast a diffused and a yellowy orange light over the whole space. I sought to capture the softness of the movement, by preserving the lighting on particular components of the image and not others.
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Amy Renfrey is a professional photography teacher. She shows you how to take stunning photos every single time, even if you have never used a digital camera before. To discover how to take good photos/ better than ever before visit her website today.
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