What you'll learn in this course

• Part 1 - Characteristics of Natural Light

First, we’ll look at the characteristics of natural light - these are the building blocks, or the main ingredients of light that give various types of light their unique look. Understand the underlying properties of those ingredients is essential. Sometimes you’re stuck with working with a specific ingredient - for example - flat light on a cloudy day. But if you know how you get the most out of it, it’s not going to be a problem. We'll also talk about light sources, how the light is modified by the atmosphere and the surroundings, and the huge impact this has on the appearance of the subject.

• Part 2 - Types of Natural Light

Once we’ve covered the various characteristics of light, we start thinking about how those characteristics combine to give us specific types of natural light. I’ll also share some tips on how you can work with the various types of light to get the best possible images.You'll learn how to find the best light when working indoors, how to get stunning images every time in full sun and how to utilise all the good aspects of cloudy and shade light for beautiful, soft even lighting. We also delve deep into some fun types of light including backlighting, silhouettes and twilight.

• Part 3 - Working with Natural Light

This is where it all starts to come together! First I’ll share some handy hints covering session timing, shooting action and dealing with flare - ensuring you have all the tools you need in your toolkit to put all that new knowledge into practice.Then we'll dive into my favourite part of the course - Light Stories! These are stories of real life pet photography sessions where I share how I worked with the light throughout the session. With example images, I explain how the light helped define the look and direction of the session - helping me decide where to shoot, how to shoot and how to expose for the lighting and the scene perfectly.

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