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Light. Source of Light Intensity of Light Quality of Light Direction of Light. Sources of Light. Photography is all about light, the amount and the direction . Main light sources are: The Sun Artificial light such as lamps, household lighting etc.
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Light • Source of Light • Intensity of Light • Quality of Light • Direction of Light
Sources of Light • Photography is all about light, the amount and the direction. • Main light sources are: • The Sun • Artificial light such as lamps, household lighting etc. • You need to manipulate the scene to create the effect you want, this might mean moving a light on a stand or moving your subject relative to the sun, or waiting for a better time of day to get the effect you want.
Sunlight • For us the most common light source.
Time of Day • If you are able to choose the time of day to shoot your pictures, try to pick a time when the sun is low in the sky, either shoot in the early morning or late afternoon. • A nice side effect of shooting in the early morning or late afternoon is that the colour of the light is 'warmer', reds and yellows are stronger which generally gives a more pleasing effect.
Artificial Light • Lamps, candles, flashlights, etc.
Intensity of light • The first property of light to deal with is intensity or brightness. • The only key to intensity is making sure that there is enough to make an image on the film. • The light that enters our camera lens is either direct light from a light source such as the sun or light bulb • OR it is reflected light that has come from light that has bounced off of people or things. • What happens to our images without enough light?
Quality of Light • Light Quality is the most important characteristic of light for the photographer for it sets the mood of a shot. Quality of light breaks down into two types -- hard or soft light. • Hard light • distinct shadows • It comes from a point light source • It is a harsh light. • Soft light is the opposite • from a reflected source or a broad source. • indirect light • frequently found in the shade • Light quality is affected mostly by change in subject or camera position or the use of reflectors or fill flash.
Direction of light • The direction of the light falling on your subject - you need to look at your subject carefully and watch how the shadows fall.
Front light-Front light eliminates shadows but also flattens a subject, losing depth and texture.
Side lightSide light makes the subject stand out from the background, giving it a more 3D appearance.
BacklightBacklight softens the quality of the light as the subject gets mostly reflected light on its surface.
Assignment 1 • Take10photographs using different lighting techniques • TRY SOME OF THESE: • Indoors with flash (artificial lights on and off) • Indoors without flash (artificial lights on and off) • Indoors with natural lighting (window) • Outdoors in the bright sun • Outdoors in the shade • Outdoors with flash • Outdoors with back lighting • Outdoors with side lighting • Outdoors with front lighting • Indoors with back lighting • Indoors with front lighting • Indoors with side lighting • You do not have to take photographs of all of these…..BUT each photograph that you take needs to have different lighting. • Write the lighting situation on a blank sheet of paper. Keep track of which photograph is taken in which lighting situation.
