Natural light from a window

macmac

I have a lot to learn about handling light! I was pretty happy with the way these turned out. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated!



I like the next one best.

mmroden

Hi Joe,

She looks really enthusiastic

Maybe try to isolate a subject, like a vase on a table or something. These images are really busy, meaning there's a lot going on, and I'm not immediately drawn to the light itself, but rather the detail of the scene. So, maybe an endtable in the light with a flower petal on it, or something like that? But then again, I'm a minimalist kind of guy

Seneca

Looks great...no flash - just the lighting from the windows - great shot. My only nag is the side ways view...that was just a little distracting. Nonetheless...it's great.

macmac

Seneca wrote:

Looks great...no flash - just the lighting from the windows - great shot. My only nag is the side ways view...that was just a little distracting. Nonetheless...it's great.

Thanks. I do wish I had shot some of the vase. I like the way it pops out in the light.

andycat

I prefer coke,Pictures OK I like busy.

photocat

I think you metered too much towards the window, which makes the subject underexposed. To have good results here you should either fill flash to act against all the light coming in from the left, or meter away from the window, so your subject gets more light...
I probably would have opened the blinds, unless you wanted to have the shadow-light play on everything.
The first picture is better because you metered in the room instead of towards the outside...
(Lighting is one of my problems too, hard to balance that one out)

macmac

photocat wrote:

I think you metered too much towards the window, which makes the subject underexposed.

Metering further from the window would have made the window even brighter...I think. I was trying to strike a "balance" in the light and get the brightness of the moment.

To have good results here you should either fill flash to act against all the light coming in from the left,

A fill in flash would take out the shadowing and made it a more flat look. I need to learn about fill in flashing! Certainly full flash would have changed the picture a lot.

I probably would have opened the blinds, unless you wanted to have the shadow-light play on everything.

The shadow-light play is what I was after.

Thanks!!

photocat

When I say meter from the window, I mean, stand next to the window and point your meter inside, away from the window into the room, or take a little bit of the brightness of the window to the left when you meter.
That way you don't meter with the window in your parameters, which should you give a better reading for the subject that is close to the window, if you get my drift...

macmac

photocat wrote:

When I say meter from the window, I mean, stand next to the window and point your meter inside, away from the window into the room, or take a little bit of the brightness of the window to the left when you meter.
That way you don't meter with the window in your parameters, which should you give a better reading for the subject that is close to the window, if you get my drift...

I do understand! I actually metered the curtain (somewhat shear) to the right of the picture. Kinda spliting the difference.