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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Changing Light

The three key elements in a photograph are subject, background and light. With a good working knowledge of your camera and a sense of composition, you are able to exert some control over all three. If you're like me, lighting often presents the greatest challenge, the look of the subject and background can dramatically change depending on the lighting conditions. A camera being much more objective than our eyes will capture even the most subtle light changes in our photos. I came across a good example of this on the following two images. Even though they were taken just seconds apart they each have a very different feel. The shot taken when the sun was behind the clouds has a cool feel, while the one taken in direct sun has a much warmer aspect. One reason many photographers prefer to shoot when the sun is low in the sky, either in the morning or evening, is because of the warmer hues that their images take on at those times.

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