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The Effects of Light Direction for Landscape Photography

The quality of your landscape photos depends on the quality of available sunlight. However, it’s not always possible to choose a day with better weather conditions or a different time of the day to take photos. Sometimes you just have to work with the given sunlight and make the best of it. Knowing the light direction of your landscape at …

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Four Steps to Photograph Silhouettes

We call a silhouette a dark shape on a bright background. The silhouette is the subject of the photograph but we hide all its characteristics and emphasize its shape. A powerful silhouette effect tells a story and invites the viewer to connect and take part. The shape of the subject is easily recognizable and the background is clear and appealing. …

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Use Natural Light for Outdoor Pictures

There are some photography genres in which natural light is a given. Nature, wildlife, landscape, and travel photographers don’t have the option of studio lighting. They need to learn to work with natural light right from the beginning. However, other types of photographers can benefit from taking pictures outdoor and using exclusively natural light. For example, portrait, fashion, and wedding …

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Use Natural Light for Indoor Pictures

For some photographers, natural light is the only option they have. But when you have to take indoor pictures, working with natural light can be difficult.  If you don’t have enough light, you have to use longer exposures and higher ISO, which may result in noisy or blurry images. Moreover, you should avoid mixing natural light with artificial light sources …