​Try to capture light from a variety of angles

Imagine a scene where you have a tree in front of you and the sun behind you. Many textbooks recommend that you take pictures in such an environment. When the sun is behind you, canvas prints the sunlight will shine directly on the subject, which will be reflected and captured by the camera, forming a picture of maple trees on the grassland. The sun is not in the picture, so metering and exposure are relatively simple. Shadows from sunlight are mostly blocked by the subject, so they don't affect the metering too much. You pick up the camera and take the picture. Because the light is very average, the exposure will not be too big problem, but may be a little bit boring, the lack of shadow texture and three-dimensional sense. There's light and color, but less energy.

If you're new to photography, it's best to familiarize yourself with the basics of exposure before learning about these complex dynamic ranges and exposure compensation. But if we stop there and give up trying to capture light from other directions, canvas photo prints we lose the opportunity to take better pictures. Does this mean that positive light cannot be used, or even that it is a "bad light"? Not really, as long as the subject you are photographing has characteristics, such as a very elegant posture or a shining moment, it is possible to take a good picture.

So let's go back to what we just did. This time, you go to the right and walk around the maple tree. The sun is to the left of your peripheral vision, above your shoulders. Keep going until the sun is just to the left of the maple. Because when you look from the side, the maple trees are now bright, multi panel wall art australia like the lighthouse in Peggy's bay. The light fell on the leaves, leaving many tiny shadows on the canopy, looming like a bright red flame. The shadow of the maple tree, which had been blocked by itself, now appears on the right side of the picture. The tree shadow lies across the grass, forming a shadow of the tree, adding new elements to the picture. Under the irradiation of light, the tree trunk also has a gradual change from light to dark, so that the original seemingly smooth surface has a three-dimensional sense, reflecting its original texture.

The side light increases the effect of the shadow, because the shadow that cannot be seen in positive light is now in the camera. Shadows can shape an object and give it texture and dimension that cannot be achieved in positive light. These shadows bring in more lines and shapes, and they're a great addition to your presentation and detail.

Practice Tips

We've all taken a lot of positive pictures, but very few of us take the initiative to find the Angle of the side light, or wait until the sun moves to another position. This habit needs to change. For a week, force yourself to take pictures without the sun behind you. Also, we haven't talked about backlighting yet, so don't go overboard and have the sun directly facing you. A week later, sit down and study the results:

Do you like the mood and depth?

What new problems will you encounter in side light shooting?

How do you deal with the extra lines and supplemental elements created by shadows?

If you didn't stop to do the exercises, but instead read all of them in one sitting, you'd better take three photos now. Taking these pictures won't take you much time, even less time than you spent reading this article or I spent writing this paragraph. The position of the sun does not change significantly during this time, and the trees remain the same, even the grass. At those three key points, you take three different pictures. You can make some adjustments to the image and make some innovations to the scene, such as adding a new visual guide line or moving the maple tree to the left in the side light scene to leave more space for the shadow part.

In a backlit shot, you can turn the aperture to f/16 to turn those points of light through the canopy into a little starlight. In the first scene, if you don't find this kind of light very interesting on a tree, try using a wider Angle to increase the proportion of the sky.

The reflection of light through the feathers of a whooper cannot be compared to the reflection of ordinary light upon it. I will grasp everything to shoot the transmission light! These are the results of changing the direction of the light. We can adjust the position of the camera without changing the light. In addition, we have some other options, and their effect is also very significant.

The first thing to say is shadow. Shadows are not just places where the sun cannot be found. They are indicators that teach people how to read photos. That's why high dynamic range photos look so fake. These surreal images are popular with some beginners, but not many photographers. It's not its fault, but if you remove the black, the mystery disappears, and so does our usual sense of shadow. We'll also revisit the discussion of shadow because it's so important to create depth, shape, lines, and mood. Now, you're going to start learning to look at them, and by studying where they are, trying to figure out what the light is like.

The second consideration is whether light reflecting on an object reflects light, or passes through the object to form transmission. It's not about who's good and who bad, that’s their nature, is but we can use that to create a different kind of aesthetic, or even a combination of the two. Reflected light is very common, it can be the reflection of the object or local highlights, like some of the rough surface of the reflection, or the eyes of children light, also belong to reflected light. As long as it is not transparent, even the color of the object is very dark, can reflect light, not necessarily shiny things are called reflective. For a slightly transparent object, such as a leaf, the light can bounce off it or bounce off it, depending on the direction of the light. The difference is like looking at a printed photo and then looking at a transparent slide on the light table. The slides on the light table are usually more brightly colored, as if they were emitted from within. There is a big difference in how we feel about the two.

Look at these shadows. Which light is harder? Which light is softer? What effect do they have on the overall feeling of the portrait? Not all rays are the same. There are also subtle differences in light, such as reflected and transmitted light. Of course, there is another difference we should pay special attention to, and to take advantage of, that is the soft and hard light.

Hard light, regardless of which direction it comes from, is rarely scattered and shines directly from the source to the object in front of it. The way to distinguish hard light from soft light is to look at their images, especially the shadows they cast. Hard edges are more pronounced and contrast is stronger. The shadow effect is stronger and harder to control. Soft light, on the other hand, is the kind of light we see on a cloudy day, leaving less of a clear shadow and more muted colors. Each has its own strengths, and we need to understand them and take advantage of those differences to suit our needs.

Before you take a picture in the future, ask yourself: what about the light? What effect does it have on color and shadow? How about the texture and depth? What's the mood now? Is there any way to change it? With all that said, I hope you can think from multiple perspectives. Take a few turns around your subject to see how it looks in positive, side, and backlight. And then, think about the possibility of getting a transmission. Sometimes you don't always get the feeling you want, but you never know until you try. Study your subject from all angles to see the light. "What about the light?”Is one of my favorite questions to ask myself during the creative process? Another question is," what can I do with this light?

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