Digital Media

Consider the following when choosing a window to lite your subject.

• Sidelight with the window: Here the subject is parallel or at a slight angle, to the window. Depending on the time of day and amount of light, this may yield images that have more contrast especially with midday sun streaming through the window.

• Backlit by the window: Here the subject is sitting with their back to the window facing the photographer.  The other option is to expose for the highlights, as in the window and get an indoor silhouette. You can also use a reflector to pop light back onto the subject’s face.

• Front lit by the window: Here the subject is directly facing the window, you are between the window and your subject. This type of lighting position produces the most even light of all the three.

 

Camera Settings:

Choosing a wide aperture (low f-stop number) will provide a shallow depth of field and blur out the background

Choosing an ISO that provides more light; particularly useful if there isn’t much natural light coming indoors.