Digital Photographer - USA (2019-07)

1

Hardorsoft?considerthecloud

conditionsontheday,andwhether

youthinkthelightwillbehardanddirect

orsoftanddiffused.

2

TimeofdayThesunchanges

throughouttheday,soplanning

aroundtimecanbehelpfulin

determiningthelightconditions.Avoid

shootingthroughmiddaywhenthesun

isatitshighest.

3

Location,location,locationWhere

willtheshoothappen?Willyoube

affordednaturalshadeorlargeexposure

differencesbetweenforegroundand

background?Thesewillcreatevery

differentimages.

4

LightsourceDoyouplantoshoot

onlyusingthenaturallightorwith

flashorreflector?Decidinghowyou

wanttheshottolookwillhelpdetermine

thekityou’llneed.

5

Ever-changingRememberthenatural

lightisoutofyourcontrol,and

conditionscanchangequicklyand

unpredictably,somakesureyouhavea

back-upplan.

Makeaplan

Learnhowtoanalysethe

conditionstogetthebestresults

“It’s essential that as a portrait

photographer you have a locker of

ideas of how to use varying conditions”

Aboveleft

Justshade

Positioningthe

modelunder

theshadeof

thetreeskeeps

theharddirect

lightofftheface,

exposureisset

tobalancethe

facewiththe

background

soneitheris

toounderor

overexposed.

Above

Diffusedlight

hereflatdiffused

lightisusedon

itsown,thereis

littleexposure

difference

betweenthe

subjectandthe

background

Left

Playing

withlines

exposing for a

shaft of hard

light sends the

background into

darkness and

creates drama

bAlAnce The lighT