Lighting

To learn how to see and capture light in all the forms that is an essential part in developing photographic skills. There are two light falls in to two categories which are

• Natural Light
• Artificial Light

Natural light is light that come from the sun through direct or indirect.

The advantages of natural light are:

• Free
• Powerful
• Suitable for multiple subjects
• varies according to weather

The disadvantages of natural light are:

• Difficult to control
• Varies according to time of the day
• Varies according to weather

The artificial light is any light that does not come from the sun. Artificial light falls in to two categories are:

• Flash/strobe

Advantage

• More powerful
• Good power to size ratio
• Daylight balanced

Disadvantage

• Expensive
• More complicated to use

• Continuous

Advantage

• More affordable
• Easier to use, quicker to set up
• DIY friendly
• Can be used for video

Disadvantage

• Not as powerful
• Won’t freeze movement
• Colour temperature varies
• Hotter than the sun

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