Chasing light was a good exercise, using the tool to see a composition and figure out how the light would would be cast was helpful. I noticed that taking a picture indoors often produced a bland photo, light wise, that not many interesting shadows were cast. My house is also a bit darker, as my mom likes to use dim light bulbs and curtains are the greatest accent to any room decor, so getting a decent picture in that lighting has always been difficult and will continue to be a struggle.
Natural light is much better for these sorts of things. Dynamic shadows and compositions could be made between nature and architecture, and it made for much more color and interesting subjects as well. Although, we won't be using color, grey scale can also be very expressive.
Grey is a color ;-)
ReplyDeleteIndoor shooting has it's challenges. I shot a wedding this weekend in a dark movie theater... it was a nightmare photo assignment... very frustrating, and nearly impossible. I had to use the highest ISO my camera had, and still the shutter speed was too low to hand hold. I had to balance my camera on the balcony rail to steady it. But the wedding itself was very lovely and creative, who would think of getting married in a movie theater? Original.
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