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May 7, 2007

Tiny Tips 6 – Study your Main Light Source

by John Sudhakar

Remember to be aware of and study the main source of light. The main source of light may be a direct source of light, sunlight deflecting from a wall or sunlight diffused by clouds. If the key light is directly behind, or not more than 55 degrees to the right or left of the camera, the image and colours will be clearer. Also, do not forget that ‘Head on’ lighting is flat and uninteresting! Light at 45 degrees to the subject would be more interesting in most cases!

Happy Shooting!

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hi. i recently saw a cool link on your site and i can’t remember where it was. it was similar to digg, but all photography. i didn’t bookmark it and lost track of the link.

also thank you for taking the time to teach and inspire others with your blog.

May 11th, 2007
Susheel

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Thank you for your kind words

You’ll find that I’ve written a post on the website you mentioned. Its called http://www.photographyvoter.com.

May 11th, 2007