For my final photography project, I decided to document natural light through the Observer approach. My goal for this project was to capture something in its environment with natural light illuminating it. This topic is fairly vague which really allowed me to photograph a variety of different things as an observer for a diverse selection of photos as a result. There are also many different types of natural light. For example, direct sunlight is a very harsh and dominant version of natural light whereas the light on a cloudy day is very soft. Due to the lack of sunshine over the past week, I didn't have many opportunities to take pictures in this form of light. However, I did get some great pictures in a subdued and delicate natural light. After researching the different types of natural light and how to shoot in them, I learned that shade and overcast sunlight (which is what I was working with the majority of the time) was great for portraits. This is because in a soft light, there are no harsh shadows that can often take away from the details on a persons face (Natural Light in Photography). Knowing this information, I decided to take some pictures of my friend and sister to take advantage of the flattering light. I also learned that soft light is great for photographing plants because the subtle textures stand out more (Gibson). Therefore I decided to focus primarily on people and wildlife as my subjects to get the most out of this type of light. I'm really happy with the results of this photography project because I feel like the light in each picture is visually pleasing.
Works Cited
Gibson, Andrew. "The Complete Beginner's Guide to Natural Light." Photo & Video Envato Tuts+.
Envato Pty Ltd, 27 June 2012. Web. 09 May 2017.
"Natural Light in Photography." Making the Most of Natural Light in Photography. Cambridge in
Colour, n.d. Web. 08 May 2017.
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