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Understand More About Lighting In Photography

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Becoming a photographer today has never been easier, thanks to the recent advancements in the field of digital photography. However, if you want to be a successful contemporary photographer, it would not be enough to own a technologically-advanced camera. Rather, your knowledge and capability to use proper lighting will determine the quality of photos you can create. After all, light is the most significant aspect of photography.

Usually the best times of the day to produce dramatic photo shoots are during the morning and before dusk. However, you can create a variety of effects for indoor, underwater, or nighttime photo shoots with the use of an artificial light. There are different types of lighting you can use in photography to attain the exact effect that you want.

Video Lighting For Different Types Of Photography

There are many occasions where photography is essential and one of these is weddings. To come up with enchanting images of the bride and the groom, a video light can be of great use. Because flash produces a strong and unflattering effect, most photographers use video lighting for studio portraits. Whether the photo shoot is in a dark location or a large studio, you can never go wrong with a video light as it offers a wide range of lighting.

Artificial lighting is needed in taking photographs underwater, too, especially if you’re a few metres beneath the ocean surface. If you wish to capture the true colours of marine life such as fishes, crustaceans and corals, you need a good lighting equipment to illuminate the surroundings.

Other Photography Techniques Using Video Light

The good thing about video lights is that their brightness can be adjusted depending on what the situation requires. You can place a gel in front of an LED video light to produce a warm or tungsten effect. You may also adjust the diffuser to create soft effects on your photos. Additionally, video lights can be used with other lighting equipment such as speed lights and flashguns in employing some photography techniques.

To explore other effects it can give, you can try placing the equipment in various locations during the shoot. For instance, if you want flare in the photo you can place the light beneath the subject and move to a position where the edge of the light appears in your camera.

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Abstract Photography – Blur, Zooming In, Partial Object, and Photoshop Filters

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Four great techniques for creating abstract images are presented in this article: blur, zooming in, partial image, and Photoshop filters. Once perfected, these techniques can be applied to a variety of subject matter to create great abstract images.

Blur

Deliberately blurring objects can create some fascinating images. This technique is most effective with images that have a romantic or dreamy feel. Therefore, it is important to select the subject matter carefully.

There are a number of ways that the blurring can be done. There are special soft focus lenses that produce soft images. Soft focus filters attached to regular lenses can also be used. For the cost conscious, panty hose stretched over the front of a lens also works. Of course, the blur can always be added during image editing with Photoshop (or any other editing software).

One last thing to keep in mind when using this technique is that deliberately blurred images often print best on matte paper. Matte paper produces a softer, gentler image than glossy or luster papers.

Zooming In

The zooming in technique requires a zoom lens. The zoom technique creates its effect by using a long shutter speed while the focal length of the zoom lens is changed. Generally, it is best to start at a wider angle and zoom into a narrower angle.

There are a few important points with this technique. A tripod should be used. Otherwise, there will be blurring caused by camera movement during the exposure. A strong center of interest is required. Without a strong center of interest, the image just ends up being a blur of lines with nothing to grab the viewer’s attention. A contrast of tone or color between the center of interest and the background is necessary. This contrast makes the center of interest stand out. Last, this is a trial and error technique. It requires many images to be shot in order to produce one outstanding image.

Partial Object

This technique is aptly named as the entire object is not photographed. Rather, the image focuses on just a part of an object. This technique depends heavily on form, color, and lines. The use of lines tends to be particularly important.

Photoshop Filters

Abstract images can also be created during image editing. One easy way to do this is to use Photoshop filters. Photoshop has many filters that can be found in the Filter menu. The key here is to try different filters until one is found that produces an interesting abstract image.

One thing to keep in mind is that abstract images created during editing often look best when printed on matte paper.

Summary

Each of these techniques can create great abstract images. All you need to do now is grab your camera and go create some images. While these four techniques are a good start, there is a lot more to learn about Abstract Photography.

This article has been written by the author, Eric James. Should you require anymorePhotoshop please visit his Photography resources!