As much as we love natural light, there are times when you have to rely on artificial light to create striking portrait images. Artificial lighting allows you to rework the look in your portraits in multiple ways. From a dramatic look that emphasizes strength and character to a softer look that highlights innocence and compassion, you can have full control over the final result.
Understanding Light Articles
In a previous article we took a look at metering using the camera’s built in metering system, explaining the different metering modes and in what situations to use them. For the vast majority of people the metering systems of modern digital cameras is so good that we need not consider other means of reading our […]
Light, as we know, is fundamental to the photographer, combined with shade, it is the main requirement to create an image. For those of us that prefer our photography outdoors, our primary light source is the sun. The light that we can get from the sun is infinitely variable and and has many factors that […]
Do you ever feel the need to have an artificial light source when photographing? You don’t have to look any further, as you probably already have a useful tool at your disposal – the much-maligned on-camera flash. This can fulfill many of your lighting needs during times when you absolutely need additional lighting and the […]
In the pursuit of photography, light is everything. But, sometimes we’re put into situations where the available light isn’t very good, or it isn’t enough, or, it’s coming from the wrong direction. When faced with this dilemma, we have but one choice, to add light of our own. This can present difficulties. Perhaps, we don’t […]
Since light is a necessary ingredient for making a photo, we have to decide how we’re going to light the photos we make. At its most basic level, this is a really simple consideration — you have two options: natural light or artificial light. But the more you dig into the broad topic of lighting […]
