Seven different photography projects in one bundle

Turn Ordinary Natural Light Into Photographs You’re Proud to Share

Work through seven illustrated projects with the camera you already own. Each one teaches a different way to use natural light, then gives you a photograph to make for yourself.

Make a window portrait and a high-key flower photo
Try long exposure, side lighting and strong direct light
Photograph a still life and finish with a window silhouette

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Good natural light is easier to find once you know what to look for

The projects help you notice where the light comes from, how hard or soft it is, and what it does to your subject. You can use those same observations whenever you pick up your camera.

Illustrated pages from the Natural Light Drills bundle

A project is much easier to remember than a page of theory

Learn one idea, set up the shot and take the photograph

You always know what to do next

Each project explains the technique, points out what to watch for and walks you through the setup. Once you have made the photograph, you will know how that light behaves and how to find it again.

Sometimes moving the subject a little is all it takes

A photograph can look flat even when the subject is good and your camera settings are right. Often the missing ingredient is simply the direction of the light. Once you can see that, you can fix the photograph before you press the shutter.

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You can make this kind of change without buying anything

The difference between these two photographs is not a better camera or an expensive light. It comes from paying attention to where the natural light falls, then placing the subject so that light gives it shape. The seven projects train you to make those choices deliberately, so you are less dependent on luck when the camera comes out.

Use the camera you have now

Most of the projects use sunlight coming through a window. You do not need studio lights or an expensive new setup. If you are a beginner or hobbyist, the directions will make sense without sending you off to look up a pile of technical terms.

Download all seven projects

Everything arrives together, so you can look through the photographs, read the short briefs and see which project you want to try first.

Choose one and make it

Follow the illustrated setup with an ordinary subject and a patch of natural light. You will have a clear goal instead of another vague afternoon of taking random pictures.

Use the idea in your own photography

Repeat the technique with a different subject. That second attempt is where the lesson starts becoming a skill you can use without the guide beside you.

The seven projects in your bundle

Every project gives you a different subject and lighting problem to work through. Make them in order or start with the photograph that interests you most.

Animated preview of the Natural Light Drills bundle

1. Classic Black-and-White Window Portrait

Place and shape window light for a timeless portrait, with a clear setup and camera guidance.

2. High-Key Flower

Create a bright, clean floral image with minimal shadows and a subject that jumps off the screen.

3. Long-Exposure Portrait

Combine natural light and a longer exposure to add energy, movement and a fine-art feel.

4. Side-Lit Food

Use side light, styling, colour, background and props to create appetite and depth.

Still-life fruit using the golden section

5. Still Life Using the Golden Section

Arrange fruit using a classic compositional method found throughout fine art and advertising.

Table setting photographed in strong light

6. Table Setting With Strong Light

Turn the direct sunlight photographers often avoid into a deliberate, striking effect.

7. Window Silhouette

Use contrast and shape to create curiosity, emotion and meaning with a window silhouette.

Practise with a purpose

Pick a project, make the photograph and look at what the light did. That experience is far more useful than taking another hundred pictures and hoping one works.

Start with a photograph you want to make

You have seven projects to choose from, so begin with the one that catches your eye. A portrait, a flower, a plate of food or a silhouette gives you a clear destination before you even pick up the camera.

Let the project do the planning

Each drill shows you where to place the subject, what kind of light to look for and how to approach the shot. You spend less time wondering what to try and more time taking the photograph.

See what changes while the camera is still in your hand

Take the shot, look at the result and make a small adjustment. Moving the subject or changing your angle helps you connect each decision with what appears in the photograph.

Make the technique your own

Use the same lighting idea with a subject you chose yourself. Once you can recognise that light in your home, garden or local area, you can call on it whenever a photograph needs it.

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Promotion runs from 27 July to 2 August

Get all seven projects for $27

The Natural Light Drills Bundle normally costs $77. Until Sunday night, you can download all seven projects for $27.

Normally $77Now $27

That works out to less than $4 for each guided photography project.

Get all seven projectsThe projects are ready to download after checkout.

You also get a Lifetime Light Stalking Pro Membership

Usually $99. Included with your purchase.

We will invite you to join Light Stalking Pro as a lifetime member. Membership includes the Shark Tank feedback forum, where you can share your photographs and get useful critique from other photographers.

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If you do not enjoy the Natural Light Drills Bundle, Light Stalking will refund your purchase. You can keep your Lifetime Membership, too.

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