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hereisanassumptionthatabrightsunnydayisgreatforphotography,Ican’tcountthe

numberofclientsIhavethatgetover-excitedwhentheyseeblueskies.Butasseasoned

portraitphotographersknow,dependingonhowandwhenweusethesun,naturallightcan

beaportraitphotographer’sbiggestgiftorworstnightmare.Suncomesinmanyforms–

hardtosoft,brighttodiffused,andlearninghowandwhyyouusethiscomeswithexperience

alongwithexperimentation.Naturallightcanbeusedalone,orcombinedwithflashto

createawidevarietyofsubtleorstrikingeffectsthatcompletelychangethelookof

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usingnaturallightandconsiderwhenandhowthatcanbeutilisedor

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