Direction & Quality of Light: Your Key to Better Portrait Photography Anywhere Neil van Niekerk
Publisher: Amherst Media, Incorporated

Time spent in pre-production saves time in post production. May 17, 2012 - In classical portraiture there are several things you need to control and think about to make a flattering portrait of your subjects, including: lighting ratio, lighting pattern, facial view, and angle of view. It took off Mostly it was about finding an interesting setting and workable light and practicing my skills. Once you know all the patterns, how to recognize and master quality of light, direction of light and ratio (we'll discuss that in a future article) then you will be well equipped to handle the challenge. I am confident that it will make a tremendous difference in the quality of your work. I should add that I had no formal background in video production and had to quickly learn to plan, shoot and edit. May 27, 2014 - Very, very quickly higher resolution video cameras got better and smaller, small enough to use anywhere at anytime. Jan 31, 2013 - Whether you use natural light, on-camera flash, off-camera flash, multiple light setups or video light -- it all comes down to exactly that - the direction and quality of light. Jul 30, 2009 - When I was a kid, I used to play with my dad's Canon AE-1, but he yelled at me for it most of the time, so I had to wait until I was older before I rediscovered the fun. Oct 29, 2010 - Direction & Quality of Light: Your Key to Better Portrait Photography Anywhere List Price: $29.95. Take the time to practice using these tips. This is one of the best tutorial on lighting I have found anywhere. PP: How did Then I did a couple art projects where I was shooting more and more, so when I wanted a new one at the beginning of 2007 I decided to only do photography and thus began 365 portraits.