Irvine Headshot Photographer | On-Location Lighting Tips

Irvine Headshot Photographer On-Location Lighting Tips requires special techniques than studio photography. Without the proper use of light many photographs wouldn’t look half as good as they could. People being photographed outside in the middle of the day with the sun beaming down on them tend to have harsh shadows whereas subjects in the studio with a relatively large light source close by tend to have a diffused look. Wouldn’t it be nice to have studio quality photographs taken outside with natural elements in the photograph? Here’s a few tips of how to achieve just that…

The most important thing to have is a light meter. This tool is indispensable because it allows you to measure the intensity of various light sources within a scene and expose your photograph accurately. Of course to obtain studio-like light quality outdoors you will need to have a portable lighting kit with diffusers. If you’re photographing a small group in Robinson Ranch, you may need to use a bigger softbox or have a kit with two lights, or a way to bounce some light onto the subjects.

An important factor in obtaining soft light is proximity of the light source to your Irvine subject. The bigger the light source, and the closer you are to your subject, the softer the light will be. Generally, the smaller the light source and the further away your subject is from the light source, the harsher the light will become. This is not always true. Take the sun for example, on a sunny day the shadows on one’s face is harsh. On a cloudy day the shadows on one’s face is soft. The sun is the same distance away, but clouds act as a huge light diffuser, spreading the intensity of the sun’s light across a larger area. Irvine Headshot Photographer On-Location Lighting Tips can be a beautiful enjoyable process with the right equipment and the right professional Robinson Ranch photographer and his tools.

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