LIGHTS, CAMERA, CAPTURE: Creating the Light You Want Using Small Portable Strobes

lighting is photography. It is even in the  word itself: "Photography" is Greek for  "drawing with light". Without light, you  cannot take photos. It is perfectly possible to  take amazing photographs with a very simple  camera - as long as the lighting is good. The  opposite is true as well. If you are taking  photos in a situation where the lighting is truly  appalling, having the fanciest, most expensive  camera in the world isn’t going to help you  capture the photographs you want.

Become a seeker of light! The most important thing we have to do is to learn how to "see the light".

A lot of elements make up what the effects of a light source are, and how your photos are affected by said source.  The brightness (or ‘intensity’) of the light source plays an important role, but, as we will explore, is a lot less important than you might think.  

The color of light is essential - and some of the biggest challenges you’ll meet in photography are the issues that  arise when you start mixing different light sources. Sunlight, for example, has a drastically different color from the  light that comes from your flash, the light that comes from car headlights, or the light in your house. While it can b e incredibly difficult to get your photos to look "right", light sources of different colors offer an opportunity too.