24. NOTICING THE QUALITIES OF LIGHT
THE FIRST STEP towards mastering the use of light in your photographs is simply to take note of what the light is doing and how it is affecting the scene or subject you are photographing. This is more an observational skill than a photographic technique, but it is definitely something that will find its way into your photography.
Looking at light and seeing the light is something you can do at any time, even if you don’t have a camera with you. With camera phones, however, let’s face it—we do have a camera with us most of the time! It’s a very useful exercise that will help to train your photographer’s eye to ...
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