Photography shows the light of mankind.

1, the light should illuminate the most important place.

What is the most important place? You have to figure this out first. For example, taking portraits, then in addition to the silhouette of people, the face is an important suitable place.

For example, shooting a building, then the main body of the building should ensure sufficient light. Unless creative shooting is particularly exaggerated, try to ensure that the light falls on the most important place in the picture.

2. The light can be strong or soft.

Any light that comes in directly without blocking is generally strong light. It is more suitable to take some male portraits to show the sense of male fortitude.

Relatively speaking, the contrast between strong light and hard light is large, which is not easy to control in daily shooting. It is suggested to use soft light source, which is particularly important in female figure photography and can show the femininity of women well.

Any shadow is a double-edged sword.

Where there is a light source, there must be a shadow, and the shadow itself is not good or bad. The only difference is how the shadows are distributed, what shape the shadows are and how big the screen area is.

Then we need to deal with the relationship between light and shadow in the actual shooting process, so that the shadow of "getting in the way" becomes the pen and ink that adds color.

Natural light and artificial light complement each other.

The sunlight is all natural light, and the lights outside the flash are all artificial light sources. When natural light cannot be changed, we can try to change it with artificial light. The simplest is the reflector, and the more advanced is the creative lighting design with flash.