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Reviewing tips for working with natural light

Reviewing tips for working with natural light

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Reviewing tips for working with natural light

An important topic throughout this course has been working with natural and available light. And here, what I want to do is I want to review some of the different ways, some of the different lighting condition that we can work with. And I want to do that, so that you can then reflect back on the photographs that we've captured in these different lighting scenarios. And then, so that you can ask yourself, what kind of images do I want to make when I encounter these type of situations? Well, let's start indoors. Whenever you're indoors, your best friends will always be windows and doors. You know, that non-directional window light, where the sun isn't cutting straight into a window or door, can often create a really beautiful or flattering look. Then, of course, there's other types of window or door light. Perhaps the sun is coming right into the window. In those situations, you could position your subject so that the light is coming at her back. In those situations, it can again, help…

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