Each image and each client can need or want different lighting. There are many ways to light your portrait; natural light coming from the sun, artificial light in the form of light from your environment, photographers professional lighting gear or a combination. None is bad, it is just how you use them. I personally use photography strobes or flashes, and when I shoot outdoors I use them in conjunction with the sun. Depending on how you use them, you can create a dark/moody image or you can create a bright/light image. Dark and moody is a bit easier to do when shooting in a studio setting as you can control all the light in an image. When shooting outdoors you are competing with the sun and trying trying to balance it. In the example below, the same backdrop choice is the same, it was just a matter of where my client stood in relation to the backdrop and how much and where the lighting was placed. This is a very dramatic difference, but if you look closely you can see the same pattern in the background. For your session we can use many different lighting set ups depending on what you want your image to look like. Barb on the right wanted a very bright and light gray background while Sherry wanted a darker gray. We also highlighted Sherry's hair on the left with a "rim" light. The next image has "clam shell" lighting and the backdrop has a medium tone. It is totally up to you on how you want your images to look. For a look at the different back drop choices I have please see the Backdrop Album I have on my Facebook photography page at www.facebook.com/dianakinkorphotography
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I've always loved taking pictures. It's only been in the last few years that it's become a passion of mine. My husband teases me that I am always looking at my surroundings as if I was looking thru my viewfinder. He's right! Archives
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