Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography with Available Light

1. Beginning to See

Each time I venture out with my camera, I’m filled with a sense of hope.

I’m hoping that I’ll discover a subject that will inspire me to make a photograph. But not just any photograph—one that will allow me to combine my camera skills with my unique way of seeing. Yet, despite how simple the physical act of raising a camera to my eye and pressing the button is, producing something that satisfies my creative appetite is often a challenge.

I’m aspiring to capture a photograph that expresses how I feel about what I see. I want to communicate to the viewers the wonder I feel when I discover something unique and beautiful. I want them, for just a moment, to share how I see the world.

As a fledgling photographer, I often fell ...