Photography Day 4 Lighting

Good light is critical  Good lighting can make or break a photo  Overexposed photos have too much light

 Underexposed photos do not have enough light  Digital cameras often struggle in low light  Always think about your light source

Consider direction of light source

Back lighting

Sun in back Sun front and side

Lighting

Sun is behind the camera

Lighting Sun is behind the camera

Lighting

Lighting--reflections of light

Lighting Other than subject matter, lighting is your most important consideration. Changing white balance can help correct for this.

Artificial Lighting

Lighting can add to effect

To use flash or not to use flash? 4 With Flash 4 Without Flash

Filters  Polarizer--good in bright sun  UV filter--cuts out UV rays  FLD--to cut fluorescent light greens  Outside and sunny--turn white balance from auto to cloudy or use polarized sunglasses

Polarizer filters

FLD Filters

General Lighting Tips  Avoid back lighting unless you want just a silhouette  Landscapes  best early and late in day  light is less harsh  Outdoor portraits  put subject in shaded area  use fill flash  Natural light is often best when available

Practice--Put it all together  Consider all you now know and take several more photos  Knowledge of the camera  Lighting  Aperture and shutter speed  Composition of the shot  Be creative  Steady the camera and shoot