The Game of Light and Shadow

Hi folks!

Photography is about light. It literally means drawing with light. For this reason the light quality is the primary factor of getting a good photo. There are two scenarios that come into play: the indoor scenario where the light is controllable (say studio) and shooting outdoors. In the latter one the situation is completely different as we are talking about lots of sub-scenarios: morning sun, noon/afternoon, overcast sky with clearly defined clouds, continuous clouds with no clear boundaries, magic sunset, fog, sky after rain and so on. The quality of light gets influenced by many factors which proves to be quite a challenge for the artist. Actually some photographers first carefully check the weather forecast in a specific region prior to going out in the field. A little pre-work might really make the difference!

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What Photography Means to Me (4)

Hi folks!

First let me wish you a Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true in 2018!

Back to photography let me add a new article to the series of posts started 2 years ago that express my view on this wonderful hobby and art.

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The Flash Strikes Again!

No, it’s not about rain and storm! In fact, everything was shot indoors, similar to these posts:

https://callofnatureblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/the-eiffel-tower/
https://callofnatureblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/using-the-flash-or-not/
https://callofnatureblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/off-camera-flash-again/

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The Sky is on Fire! (Part 2)

In nature photography it is essential to always get a good lighting. Let me explain: not all subjects might be interesting at first sight, yet if you have a good light they will suddenly become atractive. The quality of light depends on more things such as: season, time of day (avoid harsh midday light), weather, surroundings (obviously essential for finding the right subject and composition too), etc. A full-time nature photographer makes some thorough research of all these conditions prior to taking the breathtaking pictures, which will later be published on magazine covers.

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Droplets and Flash

Here some more pictures with droplets. This time I used an on-camera flash (with a collapsible diffuser) as the available light was pretty poor. Another solution would have been to use the tripod without flash, however I wanted to test the effect of flashlight on droplets. I find the results pretty amazing but I’m sure there is always room for better. I’ll keep you posted on my future “experiments”.

Enjoy! Any feedback is highly appreciated.

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