10/23/2012

Photography Lighting Techniques For Today's Photographers

By Bernard Morris


Today, you can normally see many people taking photographs using their digital cameras. The recent advancements in digital photography have allowed many newbie and pro photographers to explore other ways to capture valuable photographic images. But more than using a modern camera, you need to improve your ability to manipulate light when shooting photographs. Light, after all, is a very significant element in photography.

The two ideal times of the day to create dramatic photo shoots are during the morning and before sunset. However, you can create various effects for indoor, underwater, or nighttime photo sessions by using artificial lighting. There are different kinds of lighting you can use in photography to achieve the specific effect that you want.

Video Lighting For Various Types Of Photography

Weddings are one of the usual occasions wherein photography is deemed indispensable. To create images with a romantic feel for the bridal couple, a video light can be used. While flash gives a strong, unflattering light effect, video lighting is ideal for studio portraits. A video light is perfectly suitable to brighten up a dim location for photo shoots and even huge studios, as it provides a wide range of illumination.

Artificial lighting is necessary in taking pictures underwater, too, especially if you're a few metres beneath the ocean surface. If you want to capture the real colours of marine life like fishes, crustaceans and corals, you need a reliable lighting equipment to illuminate the surroundings.

Using Video Light As A Photography Technique

Video lights are naturally strong, but the good thing with this equipment is that the effect can be adjusted. You can place a gel in front of an LED video light to produce a warm or tungsten effect. LED video lights are also equipped with a diffuser to produce a soft effect on your photographs. For some photography techniques, photographers sometimes use a video light together with other lighting equipment such as speed lights and flashguns.

To explore other effects it can give, you can try placing the equipment in different locations during the photo shoot. For example, if you want flare in the photo you can place the light beneath the subject and move to a position where the edge of the light slightly appears in your camera.




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