1. DACC Basic Photography Session 5
Light & Photography
DACC Basic Photography
Session 5

2. Light, Contrast & Texture
Natural lighting

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Altering the contrast of light
Through Diffusion
Through Bounce
Through Reflectors

12. Natural Light
The Color of Light

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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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)

18. Flash Accesories Diffusers Soft Boxes Flash Brackets Slaves
Circuit Breakers

19. 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

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

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