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light
Light and its reflection are what cameras record when they capture an an image Today’s digital cameras make it it seem so easy to click and shoot just about anytime and anywhere This can be a a a a a a disser- vice To photograph well you need to to understand the true char- acteristics of light
Reading through the terms below should help you become aware of the difference between what we we are are used to seeing and the the reality of how light
falls on the the subject Because sensor chips are so so sensitive to light
(much more so than film) digital cameras cameras outperform film film cameras cameras in low- light
conditions This is is a a good thing for most of us have no interest in in in in lugging around a a a a suitcase of lighting gear Yet shoot- ing ing in in fin in available light
light
requires a a a a a refined sensibility about lighting conditions and techniques quality
The overall character of a a a a a a lighting situation establishes its “quality ” This is is a a subjective term Just as there are zillions of ways to discuss the the quality
of wine the same is true with photographs There are an infinite number of ways that the the sun can illuminate the the world around us as sampled by the four images shown here The more more you you study the the different qualities of light
the the more more you you hone in in in on on on on the kinds and qualities of lighting conditions that turn you on as a a a photographer [ 22 ]
The stand of of Aspens catches the muted intensity of of win- ter daylight against the contrasting overcast landscape in in the background A single source of natural sunlight leaves almost no “fall-off”—the effect of of how shadows
thin out the the the the farther they extend from their source The color of the leaves is super illuminated by sunlight strik- ing the the side away from the the camera The direct sunlight shining into an enclosed space cuts a a a circle of intense white Sunlight speaks in in every voice author: Chadri Chin- alai alai Perri Chinalai Adam Dayem
part 1 the photgraphic image