Author: Photosmudger

If you mix artificial Continuous light of some sort and daylight – you may have quantity issues (as we’ll discuss later) and you may well have colour temperature

Feathering is a phenomenon related to direction, which affects quality, and to some extent quantity. At a basic level it refers to angle of light, but being more

OK, this isn’t really part of the 4 characteristics of lighting, but it’s an area where light can play a large part. Let’s talk about dynamic range and

Let’s wrap this whole section up by talking about how the 4 characteristics of light are related. Going right back to the beginning, any light you use will

The colour of light is covered in my Technical Foundations course, and it’s something you need to understand from fairly early on, but let’s recap it here, since

The amount of light there is – the Quantity – is a vital consideration. It’s very easy to overlook because not only do our eyes adjust very quickly

Let’s talk about quality of light in more depth. To quickly recap, when we talk about quality, we simply mean, is the light soft or hard? There are

Since inverse square law is so universal and useful, let’s examine it in more detail, and try and illustrate it with some real world examples. Don’t forget, since

Direction simply refers to where the light is coming from. It’s related to distance too, as how far away a light source is also has an effect. Is

Why learn to light? Well, in a nutshell, to make you a better photographer, no matter what sort of photography you’re into! With a good understanding of how