In photography, light is everything. Without light, there would be no photos. It is light that our cameras capture, after all, to create photographs. Most shots rely chiefly on ambient lighting – the available light that is already present in a scene, unless you are using artificial lighting like flash light or lamps.
Photographing indoors can be challenging if you lack dedicated lighting equipment. However, there is one source of ambient light that can very often provide you with beautiful results when shooting indoors – the light coming through your window. Portrait photographs benefit greatly from directional lighting and window light is an excellent source of one. Such a light adds drama, mood and interest to a portrait.
The following photos are wonderful examples of capturing portraits with nothing but window light. We hope they will inspire you in your photography and that you are able to produce beautiful portraits.
Photo by David Blackwell
Photo by Wendelin Jacober
Photo by Bethany Petrik
Photo by Jill Lehmann
Photo by Nicole Castanheira
Photo by Lars Lejring
Photo by Nicki Varkevisser
Photo by photoskate
Photo by Oleksii Leonov
Photo by Bridget H
Photo by David Blackwell
Photo by Craig Sunter
Photo by Andreas Øverland
Photo by Holly Lay
Now that you’ve seen some wonderful portraits shot with window light, why don’t you grab your camera, find a bright window and a willing subject to capture some of your own (if no one’s available, take a self portrait!).
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