Category: Natural Light

How to Be Creative With Directional Lighting and Portraiture

One of the common things we often hear professional photographers say is, “If you are a professional, you avoid shooting at noon.” It is partially

The Beauty of Side Light Versus Front Light - Free Quick Guide

Everyone talks about the quality of light. The old ‘soft light’ makes great pictures advice. But there are two equally important elements of light that

What is Fill Light? How to Create It and How to Use It Effectively!

Our cameras don’t ‘see’ as well as our eyes do, especially in high-contrast and low-light situations. Understanding how your camera responds in bright light and

Macro Lighting

A friend loaned me his macro lens many years ago, and it has changed the way I view the world and create images. It is

YUM! 5 Free eBooks to Make Your Food Photos Pop

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Analyzing Light Using Catchlights

Analyzing a photograph is a very good way to learn lighting. A photographer’s development greatly increases when they focus on training their eye to see

Get Inspired – 15 Photos That Make Excellent Use of Indoor Window Light

Being indoors might limit the photographic possibilities available to you… But if you’re imaginative and extend your creative boundaries, the opportunities can be endless. You

8 Steps to Better Outdoor Portraits

I began my photographic journey exclusively shooting landscapes. I spent two years scrambling through bushes and chasing sunsets before I even considered taking a picture

How to Shoot in Mixed Light Sources

Dealing with mixed lighting is a challenge for any photographer even the professionals. A question some of you may be asking is, “What exactly do

How to be Creative With Directional Lighting and Portraiture - Free Quick Guide

We’ve all heard of the ‘Golden Hour’. It’s the best time to shoot all of our pictures… Right? When the sun rises in the sky,

This... Can Be Just As Great As The Golden Hour

This Quick Tip comes to you from our premium guide, How To Produce Top Photography In Bad Weather Pretty much everyone who has ever held

Three Important Tips on Bouncing Light

This Quick Tip comes to you from our premium guide, Understanding Light: Book One. We all know that anyone can pick up a camera and

Category: Natural Light

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