Up and Running with Lighting: Natural Light (HD Videos)

In this course, photographer and educator Erin Manning shows beginning photographers how to appreciate and work with natural light. First Erin takes a look at the qualities of light, from softness to direction to color, and details the camera settings that help you get the most out of the scene's available light. Then Erin works together with a student to shoot a natural-light portrait, employing inexpensive accessories such as reflectors along the way.

Topics include
Learning to identify the quality of light
Avoiding color casts
Setting exposure, white balance, and ISO
Finding good natural light
Reflecting and diffusing light
Understanding lighting ratios