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Well, it has been a while since the last time I took a look at the “Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers” book. Well I browsed though it this week end and I have to say, it’s a great book about photography lighting.

As you can probably tell by the title of the magnificent book, it deals with the subject of exposure to light. Exposure is the third part of the triangular puzzle of photography lighting. There’s the photography lights - the hardware, there’s photography lighting - how you use your photography lights, and  then comes, yes, you gets it right - exposure, and that’s a major part of photography lighting.

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Hello everybody,

I’ve read a nice article the other day about photography lighting and it describes fairly well when you should use photography lights. Very good for beginners. The author of the article is Michael Russell and he says: “The truth is and most people just won’t admit this, without proper lighting your photos could turn into pure disasters quicker than Custer’s last stand.” He gives the following example: “For starters, you need to know the difference between indoor and outdoor lighting. It isn’t just that one is indoors and one is outdoors. Sunlight, which is natural light and lamp light, which is man made light are quite different and will give you a different look to your photos.”

His advice for beginners: “If you’re taking photos in sunlight, for one thing, you’re not going to need a flash. Even on an overcast day the light from the sun is still stronger than anything you’re going to be able to hook up in a studio or home, unless “you’ve got some serious heavy duty lighting that is sure to set you back a pretty penny. However, when taking photos in the sunlight you want to make sure that your back is to the sun, otherwise the glare that you’re going to get off the lens is going to destroy your photos.”

About taking photos out in the sun he suggests: “There are filters that you can buy for your camera that will filter enough of the sun out so that your photos don’t look like one big sun spot. If you can’t afford a filter, or you have a camera that can’t be used with one, another technique that will work just fine is to shoot the object from an angle instead of head on.”

When talking about indoor shooting he says: “Your photos indoors are only going to be as good as the lighting itself.”

To the question of how much photography lights are enough, he answers: “It depends on how strong the lighting is and how close to it your subject is. You can get very good photos from a 100 watt simple living room lamp if your subject is standing right under it, sure. But sometimes this isn’t practical. The fact is, your common ordinary house lights, even 150 watt, are not going to be strong enough to get good photos. Professional lighting will be needed. This is going to require you to shell out a few bucks, but it will be worth it. Also, as with photographing a subject outdoors, you want to make sure the light is shining on your subject from either the sides of the subject of from in front of the subject, which would require the lighting to be set up behind the photographer. Never have the lighting set up behind the subject, especially if it is very strong lighting. The glare will turn your photo into an indistinguishable mess.”

Here’s a link to the original article: http://EzineArticles.com/?Photography—Lighting&id=187110

For conclusion, photography lights and photography lighting are a major part of the art of photography. When taking photos indoors it is important to use photography lights and photography lighting. Want to find out more? You can get the Photography Masterclass Guide Now.