Camera Lighting Equipment

how can u click good pictures without the expensive lighting equipment?

are there any tips and tricks anybody would like to share? by the way, i have a digital camera

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1. click outside
2. By getting really familiar with the camera you have. Shutter speeds, and film type, virtual (digital) or real. I usually set mine at a virtual film speed 400-800 ASA, then vary my F stop to suit. In 35 mm pretty much the same, also use half stops, with c41 type negs developed e6. Enhances the colors
3. A good photographer once said that all lighting are attempts to emulate god's one great light - the sun. So you can take nice pictures outdoors - but not necessarily in the sun. Try taking pictures in overcast days. The shadows are not as harsh. Learn about reflector and fill flash. But in the end, great photography is ALL about lighting. Eventually you will gladly spend your hard earned dollars on lighting equipment. ==== As for indoors, invest in one lighting equipment: external flash with swivel head. With it you can do about 75% of lighting tricks. ==== If you really want to go cheap, you can get clamp on lights and attach compact flouresent lights with 200W light output. Then set your camera in manual white balance. Close up the 200W light will be plenty of light without lot of heat. Good Luck. P.S.
4. You don't need expensive lighting equipment to take great images! Lighting is very important and the ability to see light and it's effects is more valuable. With today's digital cameras you can adjust your camera for different lighitng conditions or color temperatures. This is important because not all light is the same color. At this point in your photography career you might consider using natural light or available light to illuminate your subjects. If photographing indoors, window light is an excellent source of natural light. The easiest way is to find a large window. The window should be perpendicular to you and your subject. Start with a window that allows shade to enter the room, not direct sunlight. In Austrailia this might be a south facing window. When your subject faces the camera you will see a direction of light, a highlight and shadow side of the face. If the contrast is too great you will need to refelct light back into the shadow side of the face. This is especially true if the room you are photographing in is large. A reflector can be made from something white. A large piece of cardboard or mat board will work well. have someone hold it and reflect light back into your subjects face. They should stand out of camera view at a 45 degree angle to your subject. Don't over expose your digital file. You don't want to blow out your highlights. An underexposed image can be fixed unlike an overexposed one. You might want to lean the computer program Adobe Photo Shop. This is the industry standard for image manipulation. Study the old master painters and see how they used light to illuminate their subjects (window light). Look for the direction of light and how the shadows and highlights fall. Understanding lighting is critical to knowing how to take great images. No matter what you do you'll need to practice, practice, practice! Good Luck! Steve www.theahrensimage.com
5. i love getting up early in the morning and taking pictures, thats when you get nice soft natural light instead of harsh and washed out .
6. Use natural light...Go out side when the sun is going down you will get nice crisp photos and rich colors as opposed to high noon light. Working out side in the garden with a product to photograph can be very interesting.