3. Lighting
Good lighting is
important. Before clicking
the shutter of your camera,
always check to be sure the
light falls well on the faces
of people and on the details
of whatever you are trying
to photograph.
Sometimes good pictures
can be taken in direct
sunlight, but usually the
shadows come out very
dark.
If you take pictures
outdoors, they will often
be better if you take them
when the sun is not too
high overhead—an hour or
two after sunrise or an hour
or two before sunset.
Also, to avoid shadows
that are too dark, try to take
pictures on a cloudy or hazy
day.
USUALLY NOT SO GOOD-SHADOWS TOO DARK
SUN HIGH:
dark shadows
(details lost)
12-19
GOOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE OR ACTIVITIES
SUN NOT SO
HIGH: strong
shadows but
better lighting
(good detail)
GOOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING PICTURES, FLANNEL-
BOARDS, CHARTS, SKIN PROBLEMS
CLOUDY OR
HAZY: soft
shadows, often
good detail but
tittle contrast
For taking pictures of
charts, skin problems,
and other subjects to be
used for teaching, indirect
lighting is often best. Light
can be shined against a
white wall so that it reflects
onto the subject. Or hold
a white sheet so that the
sunlight reflects onto the
object to be photographed.
GOOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING DISPLAYS, PICTURES,
CHARTS, FLANNEL-BOARDS, ETC.
INDIRECT
LIGHTING:
shadows soft,
but good
contrast
(details
good)