Some Photography Lighting Tips
One of the hardest things in photography is getting the correct amount of lighting. With a little light or too much you can ruin a perfectly good photo. Back lighting refers to the lighting that comes from behind the subject. This lighting can make a perfect photo look awful. This kind of lighting will turn a tree photo into unflattering silhouette.
However the good thing is that this problem can be solved by knowing about the different kinds of lighting available and it affects your photography equipment. This can be good thing but when taking a photograph of a person standing it becomes undesirable. The solution to this problem is utilizing a fill flash. It fills in the light need thereby eliminating the shadows.
Your perfect shot can be affected by side lighting. However unlike back lighting the effect comes from the left and right side. It will cause one side of your picture to have total darkness. While the other has the spot light. It a nice way of getting mysterious and dramatic. However if you want to eliminate this effect place a white board to reflect the light back the subject. Using side lighting illustrates depth and texture.
Artificial lighting is available in different shapes and sizes. This can be expensive studio lights to the flash in your camera. Each artificial lighting has its strong and weak points. Camera flashes are quite easy to use but they are known to cause red eye effect. However the farther the subject is from the lens the less this is likely to happen. Sometimes this flash lighting is harmful to the subject.
Using artificial lighting indoors gives your photos an undesirable yellow cast unless you are using black and white film. When taking photographs directly to the sun make sure you take them at an angle.
However the good thing is that this problem can be solved by knowing about the different kinds of lighting available and it affects your photography equipment. This can be good thing but when taking a photograph of a person standing it becomes undesirable. The solution to this problem is utilizing a fill flash. It fills in the light need thereby eliminating the shadows.
Your perfect shot can be affected by side lighting. However unlike back lighting the effect comes from the left and right side. It will cause one side of your picture to have total darkness. While the other has the spot light. It a nice way of getting mysterious and dramatic. However if you want to eliminate this effect place a white board to reflect the light back the subject. Using side lighting illustrates depth and texture.
Artificial lighting is available in different shapes and sizes. This can be expensive studio lights to the flash in your camera. Each artificial lighting has its strong and weak points. Camera flashes are quite easy to use but they are known to cause red eye effect. However the farther the subject is from the lens the less this is likely to happen. Sometimes this flash lighting is harmful to the subject.
Using artificial lighting indoors gives your photos an undesirable yellow cast unless you are using black and white film. When taking photographs directly to the sun make sure you take them at an angle.
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