I was going to try and write something really good with tons of examples but I don't think I need to. In fact something shorter and to the point is probably going to be more beneficial.
Lighting is the most important thing that goes into taking a picture (in my opinion, but it probably is in general). Just think about it... if there is no light, you get a black image...Can't see without it.
So... Make sure you consider your lighting when you are taking a picture, and not just if you have them on and how bright they are - but where they are.
Here are a few really basic samples (not chams, this was eaiser to work with!) of what moving a light around can do.
This is with all the lights in the room on, nothing done on purpose... Just general room light.
Now the rest of these pictures are with all the normal lights off and only one desk lamp to sort of exaggerate the effect of light placement.
This one has the lamp off to the side
This one has the light off to the side and behind it
This one has the light pretty much pointed straight at it from the front. Notice how much flatter it looks..
Ok - Now... The point is I didn't want to write a blog saying "this is how you do it" because you can do it however you like. All I want you to do is just... keep it in mind. Lighting can really shape your subject and make it pop... Also, if your pictures are very grainy, you can usually add more light and it will help reduce that so you get better quality images. Too much light can wash things out, too little light can make it hard to see (or make your pictures very grainy)
I was going to talk about soft and hard lighting as well, but I think I will save that for another day.
Thanks for reading, if you liked it or have questions please leave me a comment!
-Ben
Lighting is the most important thing that goes into taking a picture (in my opinion, but it probably is in general). Just think about it... if there is no light, you get a black image...Can't see without it.
So... Make sure you consider your lighting when you are taking a picture, and not just if you have them on and how bright they are - but where they are.
Here are a few really basic samples (not chams, this was eaiser to work with!) of what moving a light around can do.
This is with all the lights in the room on, nothing done on purpose... Just general room light.
Now the rest of these pictures are with all the normal lights off and only one desk lamp to sort of exaggerate the effect of light placement.
This one has the lamp off to the side
This one has the light off to the side and behind it
This one has the light pretty much pointed straight at it from the front. Notice how much flatter it looks..
Ok - Now... The point is I didn't want to write a blog saying "this is how you do it" because you can do it however you like. All I want you to do is just... keep it in mind. Lighting can really shape your subject and make it pop... Also, if your pictures are very grainy, you can usually add more light and it will help reduce that so you get better quality images. Too much light can wash things out, too little light can make it hard to see (or make your pictures very grainy)
I was going to talk about soft and hard lighting as well, but I think I will save that for another day.
Thanks for reading, if you liked it or have questions please leave me a comment!
-Ben
