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Direction of Light: Your Key to Better Portrait Photography
Photographer Neil van Niekerk says, "I was asked the following question in an interview: 'Is there a single thing that you can tell us that would improve our flash photography instantly if we were to do this one simple thing?'
"My answer came from a simple realization that took me years to really grasp: It is all about the direction and the quality of the light. Whether you use natural light, on-camera flash, off-camera flash, multiple-light setups or video light, it all comes down to exactly that—the direction and quality of light. Once you recognize this aspect of photography and lighting, then the door is wide open for you to be able to use any light source comfortably."
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Great class!! Thank you - very helpful for all sorts of lighting environments!
Such a great comment on noise in images. No one but the photographer or photo industry writer will every see noise in your images, as long as it is not outrageously bad. Sharpness and depth of field considerations should be given preference to low ISO. Billboards can be printed at 30dpi - would we ever know? Noise is analogous in a photo print.