What to do for lighting in the best photos.
Lighting is subject to the goal of the picture. However from studying and classes, I can safely say that for the average/typical photos, you want you subject in the shade but still lighted. For lack of a better way to say it, you want the light to hit the subject and not the camera. You want to be, as a photographer, in front of the light but not creating a shadow. You want the subject to be exposed to light, but not engulfed in the light.
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” -Ansel Adams
For instance, you are taking a picture of a friend or family member by a lake. You have the option of making them face the sun and having a stable background, or you can put them facing away from the sun, making the sun the background. That will create a silhouette and it will be over-exposed in perspective of a subjected photo where you would want the lake and the person clear in the shot.
In the photo in this blog post, the light was focused on the subject of the photo. The light was coming from the front of her rather than the back of her. Specifically, I had put the lights on both sides of her but moved the one to her right more forward to create the shadow I wanted for the photo.
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