Learning to see / understand natural light

https://p-v.club/threads/kelbyone-taming-natural-light-by-erik-valind.14558/
https://p-v.club/threads/mastering-natural-light-course-by-mitchell-kanashkevich.13429/
https://p-v.club/threads/rggedu-natural-light-portraiture-retouching-with-dani-diamond.94/

 

https://p-v.club/threads/slr-lounge-natural-light-couples-photography.4229/

 

A few of them I already knew, maybe I need to watch them again with more attention.
Thank you for the links

 

hello,

instead of suggesting a tutorial that you could watch, may I throw in an exercise for you to do at home?

Take an area near the window and set up a tripod. Start in the morning. Get a pillow that has some texture on it and place it by the window. You can arrange it as you want. Frame your image and take three photos in RAW. One exposure for the shadow, one for the highlight, and one for the mid-tones.

Wait 30 minutes, and do it again. Then again after 30 minutes, etc. until the sun doesn't come through your window again.

If the time on your camera is set up correctly, then you should be able to see what exposure was needed at what time during the day.

Now it's a matter of seeing which image you prefer. Don't refer to an existing photographer, but rather use your own taste.

The thing with professional photographers is that there is an intuition that they possess that cannot really be taught in a tutorial. It's these mundane exercises that builds intuition. You will get to a point where you are able to set your aperture and shutter speed without even needing to meter -- but this will take practice (and making mistakes).

 

Thank you @Hovis Brown that sounds like a great idea and I will definitely give it a try.

maybe I didn’t explain properly. The thing is not to expose the photograph right - it is more to see Situtions like the Window light where the direction and modification already is naturally beautiful.

 

the exposure of the photo will lead to that. it's about deciding which one fits with your tastes better.

going back to the exercise, place objects of varying sheerness/colour in front of it. for some reason, one of the most beautiful lights i've seen was sunlight going through a Quality Street sweet wrapper that was left on the table.

sometimes these beautiful moments can't be planned.