Research on using light

When it comes to photography, light is very important no matter the style of photography. There are many different types of light but the most changeable is natural or available light. This light can change from day to day and even hour to hour. For landscape photography being familiar with an area and how the light generally impacts the area can allow a photographer to make amazing photos. This changes when the photographer goes to an unfamiliar location. Without the prior knowledge the photographer may have some difficulties having a successful shoot.

For natural light there is a thing called the Golden Hour which is the lower 20 degrees of the suns path above the horizon. Another form of light is Soft Sunlight which gives more depth to an image when compared to hard light. Hard Light can be useful depending on the type of image a photographer is trying to make. Hard Light is good for black and white images and can be useful when used at high altitudes.


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