Photography in natural resousrces

 This may seem obvious, but there will be many instances where you will need to fill in light, create negative fill, or add a splash of light in the background. Reflectors and flags are your only options if you don't have lights. These can be low-cost foam core boards from your local art supply store or high-quality mirror boards and floppy discs from a film supply store. Choose what you need based on your project's budget and constraints, but make sure you have these tools on hand. If you're outside on a bright sunny day, your talent will be completely washed out by the sun.

As previously stated, the direction of light changes depending on the time of day due to the movement of the sun. Given that the sun is below the horizon at dawn and twilight, almost horizontal at sunrise, and highest and nearly vertical at midday, photographing at these different times of day yields radically different results.

Don’ts of Natural light Photography:

Is it possible to have too much window light? Who doesn't adore the light, bright, airy spaces that appear in magazine spreads and on our Instagram feeds? They're stunning and oh-so-inviting. In fact, as the late afternoon sunlight streams in, several rooms in my house glow like that. And, while I enjoy living in those environments, I don't always enjoy shooting in them. Take note of your lighting source.

What do you do when there is too much light and you can't get the depth and dimension you require? You take charge of your surroundings. If that means draping a few blankets or curtains to direct your light, by all means do so.

When I need to adjust the intensity of the light, I pull out some old blackout curtains from my hall closet and drape them over my sheers. If you know where you'll be shooting, these are just quick fixes.

Make the sun your black light:

It is critical to have the sun behind your actors or subjects when shooting exteriors during the day. If you watch any large-scale feature film shot in available light, you'll notice that this is done in nearly every exterior day shot, and with reason. Having your actors' faces blown out with harsh sunlight beating down on them, creating nasty shadows and unflattering images all around, is one of the ugliest looks you can get when shooting with natural light. You are essentially doing two things by positioning your actors so that the sun is behind them and hits the back of their heads. First and foremost, you are shielding their face from the harsh sunlight, which will make them appear unappealing. However, it also causes them to squint. Second, with the sun behind them, they will have a natural backlight that will separate them from the background and create a nice rim around their heads, with nice even lighting on their face.