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Otherwise known as ‘contre jour’ or shooting into the light. Here you are shooting at the light coming in through the window. The light will be behind your subject and can be used to create two distinct types of images. You can either have the light ‘flare’ around your subject, or if you intentionally underexpose your image, you will create a silhouette of the subject.
A word of caution: Please do not shoot or look directly at the Sun if it is low in the sky as this can be dangerous for your eyes.
IMAGE: 'Window Handle' Shooting with back lighting. In this image, back light creates a silhouette of the subject. Nikon Z 7 & NIKKOR Z 24-70 f/4 SManual Mode, ISO 400 (Auto), 1/160th, f5.6, Auto WB, Matrix Metering, Single Point Focus, AF-S. Tips and image credit: Neil Freeman - Training Manager. Nikon School UK
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Choosing a Subject
Remember that this is an exercise in learning to look at, and work with light to create great images indoors, so your subject could be anything. Everyday objects found around the home like kitchen objects or toys work really well. Window light is also great for portraiture. They key is to find something that is easy for you to work with and that you can place in a variety of different lighting conditions
Composition
As most indoor environments do not always have clean lines and uncluttered backgrounds, think carefully about your composition so you do not include distracting items in the image. It is very easy to concentrate entirely on your subject and forget to check the corners of the frame or the background. Give yourself a mental checklist to check each corner and then look beyond your subject to check for items you may not want in the image before you press the shutter. Try not to get too much of the window in the image as this will result in a very high dynamic range between the shadows and highlight which means you may lose some detail in the highlights.
Positioning your subject
If you are looking to create a dramatic high contrast image then place your subject very close to the window. If you place your subject approximately 1 - 2 metres (3 - 6 feet) away from the window, the contrast in the image is reduced significantly resulting in even light on your subject. Just remember that if you move your subject too far from the window, it might be too dark to get a good image. Ideally the light should be coming from above your subject, so if it’s a portrait you may want have your subject sit down, or you may find yourself lying on the floor or using the flip out screen on the back of the camera to make your framing and focusing easier.
IMAGE: 'Self portrait'. Side lit self portrait using Snapbridge as a control to compose and remotely trigger the camera. Here I’m about 2 metres (6ft) away from the window, hence the even flat light. Nikon Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-70 f/4 S, Manual Mode, ISO 2200 (Auto), 1/200th, f/4, Auto WB, Matrix Metering, Single Point Focus, AF-S. Tips and image credit: Neil Freeman - Training Manager. Nikon School UK
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Visiting Thao Nguyen Phan's exhibition at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milan IT.
Voyages de Rhodes, watercolors.
This is the most common type of light you will shoot with indoors. You and your subject will generally be parallel to the window and your subject is being lit from the left or right of the camera’s location. This technique can give you a lot of different looks. You can either position you subject further into the room for a flatter, evenly lit image or close to the window for a more dramatic higher contrast picture.
IMAGE: 'Toy Figure' Shooting with side light. Side light from camera left. With the subject close to the window you get this very high contrast between the highlights and shadows. Nikon Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-70 f/4 S. Manual Mode, ISO 64 (Auto), 1/125th, f/4, Auto WB, Matrix Metering, Single Point Focus, AF-S -1 Exp Comp.Tips and image credit: Neil Freeman - Training Manager. Nikon School UK
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This is a great sauna beside Lippajärvi, Espoo. Still some historical vibes, although it’s been renovated during the years. With good taste of course.
Story says that even the former President of Finland, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen has been bathing here.
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