dsflyman
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with natural light. IMHO, natural beats even the best studio.
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Quick – stone the heretic !! 😀 ;D
I agree with Arron (ducks for cover ;)) for the most part, but natural light isn’t always perfect and can change quickly, while studio lighting (in or outdoors) gives consistency to photos.
The idea of shooting outside with a 50mm wide open is a good one, the lens is ideal for that sort of photography and will give you nice milky portraits if you keep things framed tight and the background at a distance.
The 50 will also get you nice shots using natural light in the house near windows.
I’ve done a lot of the shots of my kids in and around the house with a 50mm or 85 mm in natural light because it’s quick and easy and the only way to keep up with the little s***’s…That said, home studio is a good thing and the umbrella idea is a good one as is getting some reflectors and backgrounds.
In the studio we use big sheets of styrofoam for reflectors – not sure where you get them, but they don’t cost much and work great.
Having one of the fold up round silver and white reflectors from someone like Lastolite is also very useful for general photography.Here’s some examples of portraits shot at big apertures in natural light.
(Any excuse to show of the kids ;))
These are awesome.
