This week we will put into practice the tips and tricks that Caro shared a few days ago on how to take spectacular photos using natural light .
HOW DOES IT WORK? (REMINDER)
Every week I will propose a new challenge, it is a topic that you will have to capture in a photograph and upload it to the Facebook page of the blog by putting in the description the keyword that I will indicate for each topic. The themes will be varied, from portraits to Macro photography, going through landscapes, black and white photography, or babies. The topics will be proposed on Saturdays, so that you have the whole weekend to work on them. You will have one week to upload your photograph (one photo per participant), until Friday of the following week. On Friday or Saturday I will update the article with the photo that has captivated me the most and I will propose a new topic, and so…
WEEKLY CHALLENGE 43: PORTRAIT WITH NATURAL LIGHT
I run the risk of being exaggerated, but I will say it: if we photographers could count on natural light, coming from the sun, all the time, in all our photographs, including those indoors, both day and night, I think manufacturers of flashes and studio light bulbs would not have much business to sell the truth. Yes, I'm exaggerating a bit, I know that there are situations in which one uses artificial light on purpose perhaps looking for a certain effect, but seriously, there's nothing like natural light.
This week Caro Musso published a more than interesting article in which she shared tips and tricks on the use of natural light in photography. I would like you to put the article from theory to practice: this week's challenge is to produce a portrait in natural light. No flashes (the filler could happen, come on), no studio lights, just natural light from the sun.
You can play with that light at will, make the subject pose completely outdoors, or indoors but near a window. You can draw a white curtain over the window to soften the light as Caro recommended in his article, or resort to any technique to improve or treat that light. The only requirement is that it be a portrait in natural light.
If you want your photography to "impress" try to produce a photo in which the light has the same role as the subject. There are portraits in which the beauty of the subject is enhanced precisely thanks to the way the light falls on it. Look for something along those lines.
And most importantly: please, do not participate in the challenge without first taking a look at the article on natural light .
As usual, to participate in this week's challenge upload your photo to the Facebook wall of the Photographer's Blog: In the description of the photo, please mention the keyword “Light Challenge” followed by a title of your choice.
ALTERNATIVE MEANS TO PARTICIPATE
For those of you who are not from Facebook, I have enabled new social networks to participate.
- Flickr: Accessing the Photographer's Blog Group Wall and uploading the photo directly. Give your photo a title and be sure to mention “Light Challenge” in it.
- Twitter: uploading the photo directly to Twitter with the hashtag #RetoLuzBDF
Thank you for participating and… Good Light!
UPDATE
The way in which the light falls on the subject's face, how softly or intensely it falls, the angle from which it hits, and many other variables related to light can lead to different ways of conceiving a portrait. This week's challenge was an excuse for you to start experimenting. Here I bring just a few examples of the results you have achieved. As always, impossible to upload here all the good photos that have participated. There are so many ?
As I said, difficult to choose, but this week I prefer the photograph of Marena Bourguet. The confusion caused by the multitude of hands, inexplicable for a fraction of a second, gives the photo a reason for interest. I also like the audacity with which Marena has launched into this well-achieved "backlight". Such frontal backlighting usually presents a serious challenge that is not always easy to achieve.
