Outdoor Photography with Dylin Wen
Lighting
"Our favorite time to explore and photograph small subjects is a day with flat, even lighting. Because this is often the wrong time for shooting dramatic landscapes, a cloudy day can offer a wealth of photographic material you might not have thought to shoot otherwise (L.L.Bean 85)
What is lighting in Photography?
Lighting is the illumination of an image. In other words, lighting records patterns of light, color, and shade. It can have a great impact on the tone and mood of a photo. An example of this is with sunny weather. A bright and sunny day can create a harsh lighting and prevent your subject from taking center stage, such as a branch in an open plain (L.L.Bean 86). There are two main types of lighting,
natural and
artificial lighting. Natural lighting occurs on deep forest floors or under branches where there is a low amount of light. Artificial lighting occurs when you add extra equipment to add or reduce lighting to an object such as a camera flash or a piece of cardboard blocking the sunlight.
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| A tree at Alki Beach with light lighting |
After learning about the affects of photograph lighting, I decided to take advantage of the cloudy weather we had today and find the perfect example for this blog. While driving around the Alki Beach Waterfront I felt repelled not to take a photo with the gray but also unique sky. The bright gray tone of the top photo gives a happier mood while the bottom dark gray tone gives a grimmer and more concealing mood.
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| A panoramic picture at Alki Beach with Darker Lighting |
What is your favorite lighting to take a picture in?
Hey Dylan!
ReplyDeleteAs a person who's really interested in photography I really enjoyed reading about your blog post on lighting. The quote you included from your book gave me a ton of ideas for photographing on cloudy days. I find it especially challenging to find natural light in this time of year, especially when it's raining a lot! In my personal experiences, I tend to use artificial light and then use editing apps to give it the appearance that it is natural. Also have found that taking pictures near windows in daytime gives gorgeous lighting.
Thank you for the time you spent reading my blogs! I find the same problem trying to find natural lighting this time of year too. Other than that, thanks for the tip about taking pictures near a window.
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