The word 写真 is derived from a Greek word which means ‘drawing with light’. It’s a technique of clicking 写真 using light または electromagnetic radiations. Most amateur as well as hobby photographers use available light; whether natural または artificial, for photographing but available light is rarely sufficient enough to capture stunning images. Adding, removing, または modifying the available light is certainly a great way to illuminate your scene. Here are some things that the amateur shutterbugs must learn in order to ensure proper lighting.

Amount of light and appropriate use of lighting equipments

There are no standard rules for this. Generally, one key light with some light modifiers are enough to achieve best outcomes. However, あなた can always explore new techniques of using fill lights, reflectors, または any other equipment available in the 写真 lighting kits to achieve appropriate lighting for your photographs.

The intensity of the fill light is always less than the key light; however is a good way to balance the light deficiencies. Also, あなた need to separate your subject from the background and therefore, backlighting is unavoidable. Moreover, there will be situations when あなた would want to give a warm look to your subject. A golden reflector panel is sure to help あなた achieve this. In short, do not hesitate to explore the experimental techniques in order to illuminate your scene the way あなた desire it to appear in your image.

Proper location of the lights

Apart from evaluating the amount of light, あなた need to be very specific about the positioning of your the equipments of your photography lighting kit in order to achieve appropriate lighting. For better results, position the lights where it works best even if it requires some extra efforts. The positioning of the equipments depends on the type of 写真 あなた are doing. For example; if あなた are shooting fashion portraits, front lighting will help あなた hide the marks and wrinkles on the face of your subject; whereas for product photography, prefer side lighting to reveal as much details as possible. Locating your continuous lighting kits behind your subject instead of placing it on the front would provide あなた a silhouette effect.

Direct light または diffused light?

Direct light is rough and unpleasant for photography, as it results in hot spots and shadows. To avoid this, あなた must use diffused light. For getting soft または diffused light, pass it over a photographic umbrella, softbox, または any other continuous lighting kit equipment that has a diffusion panel. If あなた 愛 photographing sports, nature, landscape, etc., あなた have to use natural direct light.

The advantage of using studio lighting is that あなた can easily handle it. あなた can control both the direction and the intensity of light and therefore; artificial light is always recommended for amateurs.