Thursday, July 11, 2013

Creating the perfect outdoor portrait

I have read so many times how people will describe themselves as a "Natural Light Photographer"..... And many of them look down on those using flash or any kind of fill other than reflected sun light.

So I thought I would show all of you this setup from famed Portrait Photographer Annie Leibovitz......taking the perfect outdoor shot takes more then a DSLR......there is no magic in a camera simply because you can remove and exchange lenses.....the magic comes with years of experience, education, and a knack for making your subject comfortable....lots of time, and years of patience make for a great photographer.  I am far from that at the moment but I still travel the road hoping to one day get there.

So embrace light.....any kind of light.....the true photographer will never limit themselves to one type of light....they learn to manage and control light in a way that expresses what see in their minds eye.