The word photography means "drawing with light". Controlling or selecting the light a camera records is essential to all aspects of photographic composition.
Questions tagged [light]
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What makes some natural landscapes saturated?
I know how to saturate in post-processing. But there are times of the day and the year when natural outdoor light is extremely saturated. Towards sunset in spring in southern England, for example. What is the physical quality that makes this light…
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How to film translucence and light?
I'm trying out my new DSLR (Nikon 5300) and 18-200 Nikkor lens. Long ago, I had a film SLR, but since then I've had point-and-shoot cameras. It's great to get back into SLRs again.
That said, here's my current obsession: capturing items that have…
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How can I photograph bright lights properly?
I built a toy light saber, and I'd really like to get a good picture of it. This is what it looks like when I try to take a picture:
The blade is not actually that color. With my own eyes, it looks red, but through cell phones and digital cameras,…
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What causes this dark outline produced at the edge of objects in these images?
I'm working on perfecting a green screen algorithm and noticed I was getting a very pronounced dark edge around objects in some scenarios. When trying to figure out what was causing it, I noticed my algorithm was not at fault - the dark outline…
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How much exposure is too much considering late dusk pictures?
I tend towards darker pictures when it comes to dusk/dawn shots. Of these two, again I tend to the darker. But is the lighter photo here better in terms of the exposure?
I am trying to capture the most stunning contrast of colors of the sunset…
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For what type of shots are illumination fall-off effects more of problem?
Illumination fall-off effect tends to be most a problem for what type of shots? Indoor where shots involve lots of objects close together, or objects at a distance, or outdoor shots on a sunny or cloudy day?
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What's the point of this "reflector" that comes with my Godox SL-150W Light?
I can't figure out what this piece that came with my Godox SL-150W is supposed to do. It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the manual that came with it, but I might have missed it due to not knowing the terminology:
The pictures I see online when…
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My light measurement sensor is returning random (bad) values in my Pentax K-50
Recently I noticed on my Pentax-K50 that the light measurement sensor randomly returns wrong values, resulting in images which are way too dark. For example in well-litt rooms inside I had to crank illumination setting up to the maximum value of 5…
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