Monday, April 27, 2009

Quality of lights....the importance of.


Having to shoot outdoors in a variety of lights and shooting conditions posed every bit of a challenge to every photographer. Having to identify good light is another. Angle, time of day and strength of ambient light plays a part into every pic. How to blend and mix them to our own advantage takes time getting use to. For me every single lighting conditions (as long as its not totally dark, without the use of a strobe)......will have its own complementing way of using it to our subject. Type of skin, theme etc all takes planning to get it in tune.

For people on a budget, shooting outdoors does not mean that it has to be boring. One can turn it into indoors feel...with some recce-ing and proper planning, this can be achieved.

Here is an example of an outdoor shot trying to make it look indoors.

9 comments:

libpuritan said...

wow, very nicely done, sifu zam. i love the eyes, smooth skin, the rim light, and the motion in the hair. =)

zamrud photography said...

Thanks steph......she has an extra smooth skin indeed which makes my job a lot easier. The thing I have to be careful is the light.....and waited for the wind to blow while she smiled.....just lucky getting the timing right.

Nicholas Leong said...

Very nicely done :) Love that bit of light shining on her hair.

zamrud photography said...

Thanks zio........this was taken at the front entrance of the Monorail Station KL. With the help of a reflector + diffuser and 2 strobes.

Areif Azree said...

From the workshop i can see that lighting is important...

zamrud photography said...

Yes it's very important.....btw without light there won't be photography.

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Suzaidee said...

Wow!!! I really admire your work...

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