good lighting/bad lighting

Good Lighting/Bad Lighting

• We have to learn how to take good photos before we can edit them.

• Even though we CAN edit them in Photoshop, it is easier if we have good photos to work with.

• Take great photos in the first place=easier time in the lab.

The Numbers• Cell phone/ipod pictures are harder to edit because they are

smaller in size.• 12 megapixels or higher is easiest to edit (best if in RAW

format).

Examples

Indoor photo with bad lighting and no flash.

Examples Indoor photo with back lighting and no flash.

Examples Indoors with good lighting and no flash

Flash• Do: Use for a fill flash when

taking outdoor portraits.• Do: Use it to bounce light if

you absolutely need it.

• Don’t: Use at night• Don’t: Use indoors (Turn on

the lights instead)

ExamplesIndoors with good lighting and flash

ExamplesIndoors with bad lighting and flash

Examples

Outdoors with good lighting and no flash (but not a portrait)

Examples

This is not the best picture, but I angled my flash so that it wouldn’t be as harshas it normally would be.