{"id":46096,"date":"2019-12-27T20:22:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T00:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=46096"},"modified":"2019-12-30T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T22:02:37","slug":"available-light-photography-looking-for-good-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/available-light-photography-looking-for-good-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Available light photography – looking for good light"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Available light photography – looking for good light<\/h1>\n

When shooting for fun on location with a model, and have the time, I have this personal challenge – to find interesting sources of light. Those spots of found light where a little bit of magic happens. This photo of Anastasiya<\/a> was taken in Grand Central, New York. While the station’s architecture is impressive, the light levels there are very low, and quite flat. It’s a place you want to take photos at, because it is so beautiful inside – but it is a challenge. The light there just don’t lend itself to good portraits in an obvious way.<\/p>\n

Always on the hunt for these unexpected and interesting sources of light, I saw the Apple logo on the staircase leading up to the Apple Store. A beacon to the mother ship! It shone bright enough that we could use it surreptitiously as a main light for our model when posing her in a certain spot on the stairs. Suddenly she popped out from the more drably light surroundings.<\/p>\n

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The main image at the top was done with the\u00a0Sony A7 iii camera<\/a> (B&H<\/a> \/ Amazon<\/a><\/em>), using the impressive (and very affordable) Sony FE 85mm f\/1.8 lens<\/a> (B&H<\/em><\/a> \/ Amazon<\/em><\/a>). I love that little lens because it is razor sharp wide open.<\/p>\n