ABSTRACT
Lighting is one of the most important factors of photography in general because without light, photography doesn’t exist. Lighting from the front as shown in the image on the left, flattens out the contrast and compresses the colors into a monotone scene. The bleachers are silver but reflect the color of the blue sky. The shadows also fall away from the subject and disappear behind the bleachers. The image on the right has more contrast with the shadows falling towards the front or camera. In photography, the intensity of light is determined by two factors: the light source and a camera. A photographer can control the intensity of the light with the camera’s shutter speed or the lenses’ f stops. It’s essential to understand the comparison between the intensity and the dynamic range of light. Intensity can be measured by using a light meter.
