Light
To master your images, master light. Become sensitive to the magic of light and the shadows casted from the type of light source you are working with.
How does an object or subject reflect and absorb light!?
Get the most out of natural light.
Overcast is great
Direct light is too harsh
Temperature / Color of light
Size of light source
Intensity
Direction of light
Front light - can be harsh if portrait...use based on subject and effect.
Backlight - difficult to work with, but can create dramatic images
Sidelight - casts shadows and shows more texture and depth
Hard Light - hard shadows
Even light - cloudy is best - forests - great for complex detailed information
Soft light - around sunset
Spot light - beams of light
Warm light - the golden hour sunrise and sunset
SUN vs SHADE
Sunny - Great light in am and evening
Black and white photos work GREAT for middle of day because of the shadows
Adds contrast to an image.
Sports and action
If you have to shoot in direct sunlight, MOVE TO THE SHADE! =)
Shade - Great for lighting all day!
Don't let your eyes fool you, your eyes adjust to your elements you are exposed to. The camera doesn’t adjust, you manually select the settings so you can capture some magic the naked eye won’t see.
Quality of Outdoor Light
Natural light has different qualities
Warm tones or Cool Tones
Can be soft or hard
The quality of the light that shows in your images will depend on outdoor conditions as well as the time of day.
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