Mobile Photography

Having derived from the Greek word Phot-Light & graphos-drawing, light drawing should it be called for the significance of radiance in the art of photography.

The Available light source, before moving much into the varieties of Ambient light, it becomes necessary to give a general introduction on how the brilliant use of ambient(available) light can enhance your photography. Here the brightness or the direction of light is almost impossible to adjust and it becomes the role of the photographer to adjust himself according to the orientation of lighting. Most often, Photographers find it difficult to shoot with the available light, they wish to shoot against the light and to achieve this using reflectors or shades whenever necessary.

For studio setups, ambient light is often considered relative to the additional fill light, hence ambiance light is assumed to behave like a key light. To enhance your chances of producing good results, it is advisable to calculate the lighting ratio, which is the relative intensity of available light and the fill light in determining the contrast of your final image.

It should be a rare occurrence when ambient light can produce point light sources. Tight sealed rooms with light windows could produce magnificent point lights to create a stirring drama in the concept of photograph. Moving away from natural light, vehicle lights are beautiful example of point light, it produces interesting circumstances adding more surprises in a photograph when shot against a right subject.

A Cloudy day is the right example for diffused light. Any light which is very soft and is not a direct source from the light source is a diffused one. To explain better, clouds acts as a soft box in diffusing the original light source. Diffused light is fantastic for any kind of photography, no harsh shadows nor deep contrasts, makes this an ideal lighting display for travel and street photography.

"Photographer's often use the term "natural light" to describe any light that's a part of the environment like the sun, street lights or even a fire. In this tutorial, we're going to narrow the definition to light that comes from the sun.

Even with this definition, it's also important to understand that natural light comes in different forms, producing a variety of results.Many times light is the reason a photographer will create a picture. Sometimes it's the light, and what it creates, that is the theme of the photograph."