{"id":1095,"date":"2021-11-18T10:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2022-02-15T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:06:02","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-natural-light-in-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/a-beginners-guide-to-natural-light-in-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Natural Light in Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1095\" class=\"elementor elementor-1095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cda644 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cda644\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95b0349\" data-id=\"95b0349\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6decda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6decda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/R0254819.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9SMDI1NDgxOS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/R0254819.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1150\" alt=\"celebration_battle_of_Adoua_Dire_Dawa_Ethiopia_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c184be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c184be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding natural light in photography is the best way to improve your craft.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, light is your main subject even though it&#8217;s elusive. You can&#8217;t hold it in your hand nor move it around. The good news is that it&#8217;s free and always available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start to pay attention to light whether you&#8217;re taking photographs or not. How does it affect your surroundings and your mood? Observe how it transform colours, volumes, and textures. This process will help you to be in<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the present moment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">photography<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is derived from the greek &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">photos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, light and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graphos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, writing, delineation or painting. In other words, photography means &#8220;painting with light.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By paying attention to light you will understand how it affects your photographs which will improve your skills. You will be able to choose which light you need depending on the result you want.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural light in photography can be divided into two categories; Hard Light and Soft Light.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e50a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e50a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural Light in Photography: Hard Light<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66decb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c66decb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/R0254869.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9SMDI1NDg2OS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/R0254869.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1155\" alt=\"man_smoking_cigarette_Ethiopia_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hard Light creates contrast, Pierre Bureau<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aedfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aedfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The light of the sun when the sky is clear is hard light. It&#8217;s a game of hide-and-seek where the sun rays highlight anything on its way, while everything else remains dark.<\/span><\/p><p><b>In other words, hard light creates contrast.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d870c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d870c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/R0254863.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9SMDI1NDg2My5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/R0254863.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1154\" alt=\"young_girl_Dire_Dawa_Ethiopia_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Golden Hours in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, Pierre Bureau<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ef1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ef1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make the best use of hard light try to shoot during <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">golden hour<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is <\/span><b>the time shortly after sunrise or before sunset when daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During golden hour the light is softer and warmer than the rest of the day and makes colours pop. It also adds more dimension to the scene with longer and softer shadows and simple objects become sublime.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Avoid shooting at midday when the sun is overhead and the shadows are unflattering.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8186bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8186bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural Light in Photography: Soft Light<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c4155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69c4155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/R0263484.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbWluZGZ1bHBob3RvbGFiLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDhcL1IwMjYzNDg0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/R0263484.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-229\" alt=\"family_Mindful_Photography_workshops\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778d3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"778d3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soft light reveals the delicate textures of a subject. Unlike hard light, it has very little contrast. Its shadow is not as dramatic and details are much more visible.<\/span><\/p><p><b>It&#8217;s the type of light you find on a cloudy day, perfect for portrait photography.<\/b><\/p><p><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Avoid including the sky when it&#8217;s grey as it will appear white.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because soft light can appear flat it is important that you have a strong composition to guide the viewer in your image.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d72f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00d72f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to edit your pictures to improve your natural light in photography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba73db7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba73db7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc6a33f\" data-id=\"dc6a33f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6901272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6901272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-brightness.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9Mb3ctYnJpZ2h0bmVzcy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-brightness.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1332\" alt=\"brightness_setting_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b7da8\" data-id=\"21b7da8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f424357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f424357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hight-brightness.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9oaWdodC1icmlnaHRuZXNzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hight-brightness.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1331\" alt=\"brightness_setting_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea4930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea4930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ld le lf lg lh ih fg fh paragraph-image\"><figcaption class=\"lw lx fi fg fh ly lz bb b bc bd bz\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The same photo with brightness decreased (left) and increased (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f0563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f0563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Brightness <\/strong>is how dark or light a picture is. This setting will make the overall picture lighter or darker. <em>You won\u2019t be able to brighten or darken selective areas.<\/em><\/p><p>From my experience, most of the time your pictures will be too dark especially during winter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d52cb7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d52cb7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce7d01e\" data-id=\"ce7d01e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc17f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc17f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To change the brightness of your picture (it might be different depending on your smartphone):<\/p><ol><li>In your photos library<\/li><li>Find the EDIT option<\/li><li>And you should be able to change the <strong>Brightness<\/strong> along with Exposure, Contrast, Shadow&#8230;<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f06cd\" data-id=\"73f06cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dc50f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6dc50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Edit.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9FZGl0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Edit.jpg?fit=598%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1334\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Library - Edit<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec132a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec132a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experiment with AUTO<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927f578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"927f578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0748.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pbmRmdWxwaG90b2xhYi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC9JTUdfMDc0OC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_0748-q2ufxgnt49y73uyo4v6mvhu424njoy5zpt6jf15brm.png?ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"brightness_setting_Pierre_Bureau\" loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Press AUTO and see what your camera has changed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d1501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d1501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I invite your to select AUTO and see what the camera has changed.<\/p><p>Do you like the result? What would you adjust?<\/p><p>Don\u2019t feel overwhelmed by all the settings. This week just focus on <strong>Brightness<\/strong> and make a note of the changes applied after you pressed AUTO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding natural light in photography is the best way to improve your craft. In fact, light is your main subject even though it&#8217;s elusive. You can&#8217;t hold it in your hand nor move it around. The good news is that it&#8217;s free and always available. 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