DACC Basic Photography Session 5 Light & Photography DACC Basic Photography Session 5

Light, Contrast & Texture Natural lighting

Bright Direct Sunlight Highest Contrast Photographer’s favorite times: From Sunrise to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to sunset

Cross Lighting Shows texture Brings three dimensional look Early morning-late afternoon brings warmer tones to photos

Color of Daylight Sunlight has warmer tones in the times before 10:00 a.m. and after 2:00 p.m.

Color of Daylight and digital White balance with digital must be over-ridden at times to get the effect you see

Overcast Conditions Lower Light Amounts (re: slower shutter speeds) Less contrast Less Shadows Great for portraits

Heavy Overcast – Fog Conditions Tricky Exposures Really Low Contrast Really slow Shutter Speeds

Overcast conditions More Blue to contend with. Small corrections can be corrected in printing Use of 81a or 85a filter with film Select correct white balance in digital

Controlling Contrast Choice of Films Altering the Film Developing Choice of Paper prints are printed on Digital – Some cameras have a limit control Digital – use of photoshop

Altering the contrast of light Through Diffusion Through Bounce Through Reflectors

Natural Light The Color of Light

Tungsten & Fluorescent Lighting Labs can make minor corrections Filters available for film FLD for Fluorescent 80A for Tungsten Digital has White Balance corrections settings

Flash Photography Flash is closely balanced to daylight in color Camera shutter has to be set to flash sync speed Flash can “stop” the action

Flash Photography Battery life Distance Red-Eye Dedicated flash units Auxiliary Flash units and “flash sync” shutter speed

Bounce Flash More Natural Lighting Fewer Shadows Ability to light more area Need to use faster film Need to have a little “fill” flash for the shadows

Bounce Flash Accomplished best with dedicated flash systems Auxiliary BOUNCE deflection can add better detail When using non-dedicated flashes, flash power can be diminished by two stops (at least)

Flash Accesories Diffusers Soft Boxes Flash Brackets Slaves Circuit Breakers

Fill Flash Supplements light in back-lit conditions Sometimes hard to meter Goal is to make it look natural Shutter speed to control background Aperture controls subject

More Fill Flash and Bounce Flash No Flash Fill Flash Bounce Flash – No reflector Bounce Flash with card reflector

Other Flash Concerns Photographs in inclement conditions Power surge on your digital camera White Balance Studio Lighting Auto Focus in Low Light