BASICS
Whether it’s coming from your flash, the sun, or the interior lights in a building, all light has certain properties that a clued-in photographer should be aware of. It doesn’t matter if you’re shooting a lovely landscape, a natural-light portrait, or blasting away with an on-camera flash in a dark nightclub: if you learn to consider the properties of the light, then you’re in a great position to understand how the photo will look. You’ll also understand how you can alter the light, or introduce your own effectively.
Without a clear understanding of light, you’ll find it tough to capture natural-looking photos of interiors, for example. ...
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