How can I get good lighting naturally, and how can I start experimenting with indoor lighting?
Question by Captain Stunt: How can I get good lighting naturally, and how can I start experimenting with indoor lighting?
I just had a few epiphanies in the Photographic world, I figured out how to take photos manually, and I know a bit about composition, but now I want to try lighting.
What are some lighting tips I can use to shoot a model for my school project. It doesn’t have to be perfect because it’s for my high school Photo Class. What would be the best time of day to shoot outside? How can I get started with indoor lighting?
Oh and yes I’m using a DSLR.
Best answer:
Answer by gaurav_594
always try to keep the sun beside the model ,watever time in daylight. it provides a non uniformity with some texture. use fill in flash in bright sunlight if u have DSLR so as to avoid dark shadows on face.
What do you think? Answer below!
Really a good lighting is outside: day, evening, even cloudy days.
Inside you better have lamps altogether or very bright lights to get good lighting…or if its day time…open all the windows in a room full of it and turn off your lights(yeah adding sunlight then your light doesnt help in some situations). and work out which angle on your model gets more light and tell them to move around to get it perfect.
The best online resource for off camera flash is the Strobist blog. You can get started with a cheap manual speedlight (something like the Yongnuo YN560 costs around £40) and a set of radio triggers (RF603′s cost around £25).
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html
Couple of easy points to remember – the larger the light source (relative to the subject) the softer the shadows will be.
The closer the light to the subject the more rapid the light fall off.