Well...what did you expect? :thumbsup:

Just to confirm, it DOES NOT have to be a portrait. It can be anything window light related :thumbsup:

For us who are noobs, can you explain what window light is exactly. TIA!

Light coming thru a window.

no flash .... we all know alison uses reflectors though:thumbsup:

no flash .... we all know alison uses reflectors though:thumbsup:

Nope not all the time. 9 times out of 10 I use window light only. If I use a reflector I usually say so. :thumbsup:

I would give some more examples but most of my window light shots are portraits.
I better get taking some new ones of different things.

Here goes my first!

Need to check with the boss why we still have a Christmas decoration out.

Roger

Ok. So it's kind of a portrait I guess (sorry). Here's my son on a train ride :D
And a shot of the toothbrushes on my bathroom window sill.

A couple I did last night after Ali clued me in to the new project theme.

My mouse. You can see, it's well used.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60%20II/Still%20life/CRW_9194.jpg

Peanuts...
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60%20II/Still%20life/CRW_9185.jpg

Nope not all the time. 9 times out of 10 I use window light only. If I use a reflector I usually say so. :thumbsup:

I would give some more examples but most of my window light shots are portraits.
I better get taking some new ones of different things.

I didn't mean it that you use reflectors all the time ... sorry if it sounded that way ...

It's ok Ben don't worry. I had a go with my gold reflector yesterday although it was totally outdoors so I can't post it in here :(

Thanks for the explanation.

I'm enjoying this board because it is broadening my hobbiest horizons.

Thanks again.

Here are some that I was able to drag out of a friend's facebook (yes these are my photos). I took these for said friend for their mom's Christmas gift.

Tech specs:
Nikon F80
Nikkor AF-D 24mm f/2.8
Kodak Portra 400NC

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/axle007/window-light/n569975435_22754_8046.jpg

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Here's one of my favorite subjects Ollie. Can be found most days on the back of the couch looking out the window. He was nice enough to let me takes some pics of him again today. Here's one I liked a lot because of the reflection in on his eye.

The light is actually from the late afternoon sun coming through the window to the other side of the room. The 2nd one is a crop.

Liz

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/photos/14793264-M.jpg


Crop
http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/photos/14793269-M.jpg

Liz

My god-child on her first holy communion day. She was sitting in the car waiting to go to the church. I took it from outside - and cloned out the door handle.

Liz

http://mariaimage.smugmug.com/photos/21352260-M.jpg

Can I show how not to do it?
I'm still learning ...

Can I show how not to do it?
I'm still learning ...

Paul,

That last one - the portrait - looks good to me.

Liz

Not quite there, but almost.
His nose is lost in the cheek highlight.
I should have sat a couple of chairs to the right.
Shooting from the shadow side the contrast was too high, and I had to work very hard in Lightroom to recover the shadow detail. It's on the edge of usability because of the line pattern noise that is perhaps hidden at this resolution.

Can you tell I cheated in the first one?

OK then, I will play the non-portrait card :)

I really like that last photo - the room with the windows. I love the reflection on the right - and the door. Very nice.

About the first portrait and your question

Can you tell I cheated in the first one?

No......because I don't quite "get it" :confused:

Liz

OK. Bear with me here. My first attempt on my only willing participant.

http://GHHSFootball.smugmug.com/photos/159954966-M.jpg

Oh my goodness. I am going to have some stiff competition on my hands now aren't I? Great pictures everyone!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/423264342_a43b76a527.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/423264342/)
Canada Malting Co. Plant -- Toronto, ON

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/423117406_efc1c22335.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/423117406/)
Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station -- Toronto, ON

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/429408182_ff3d7bee96.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/429408182/)
Lister Block -- Hamilton, ON

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/426195389_1736813c11.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/426195389/)
Crystal Ballroom, King Edward Hotel -- Toronto, ON

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/427140538_1de4d187fd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/427140538/)
Gauge Building, Muskoka Regional Center -- Gravenhurst, ON

Axle,

The crystal ballroom is incredible - nice photo.

Roger

Axle,

You know how to use the window light! They're all really nice. My favorite is Lister Block and Crystal room.

Thanks for sharing.

Liz

Can you tell I cheated in the first one?
No......because I don't quite "get it" :confused:
Well, I don't think fill flash is window light :o

Thanks for the kind comments! Here's a couple more from Lister...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/429408129_4687693426.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/429408129/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/429407593_b6d96d778c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/429407593/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/429407679_4ac347458b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/429407679/)

The unfortunate fact is that no one can get shots like these anymore. Like many locations Lister Block have been sealed up, and now has a guard there from 7am to 11pm. So the only time to go inside is late at night and there's no light coming in from the outside.

And one more from the Crystal Ballroom
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/426195837_cbacd3e863.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/426195837/)

The ballroom was added to the Hotel in 1921 (the actual hotel was built in 1903), and has stood empty since 1951. Access is hit and miss, but if you ask nicely at the front desk they may bring you up there.

Man, this is a difficult theme for me. Oh well, here is what I got.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60%20II/Still%20life/CRW_9212.jpg

Well, I wasn't much for flowers last month, but I think the light suits me better this time! It drives my wife crazy sometimes when I tell her "Stop! Don't move! I'll be right back!" but its usually worth it.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1213/emerywindow2qz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Heres ago with my P&S in "M" mode. The first 2 were taken on a plane ride to Dallas/ Fort Worth. The last one is in the rental car facility at the D/FW Airport.
Jimmy B

Just a starter ...

more window

Here is one that I took this morning with a 3.1mp Fuji S602Z . It was at ISO 800 1/25 at f2.8.

OK. Bear with me here. My first attempt on my only willing participant.


Just saw this one JETA. Very nice indeed. You have shown yourself to be a very fast learner in the past and I think this window light thing may be another niche for you. Beautiful subject by the way.

Just saw this one JETA. Very nice indeed. You have shown yourself to be a very fast learner in the past and I think this window light thing may be another niche for you. Beautiful subject by the way.

Thanks OT. Coming from you that means a lot!

OT - very nice photo of your lovely wife. You captured some nice light there. You certainly do have a way with those P&S cameras. :thumbsup:

Liz

OT - very nice photo of your lovely wife. You captured some nice light there. You certainly do have a way with those P&S cameras. :thumbsup:

Liz

Thanks Liz. Sometimes I think I could have saved thousnads over the last few years and just stuck with the P&S. But than I've had so much fun with the DSLR's I would have traded it for any amount of money.

We had some terrible storms late last week, running into the long weekend. I still went for a picnic with my fiancee and her cousins, here is quick grab in rapidly changing light
<img src="http://www.maristoz.edu.au/images/window_light.jpg">

Meggie, using window light and a gold reflector.

Roger

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Oh my goodness! I've just realised who this baby is!
This is the baby who won the January project "The colors!"

My first picture post, and my first child. He was a little jaundiced, so here's a yellow baby on blue lights...

They grow so fast don't they?!
He looks so cute in that blue chair :D

Oh my goodness! I've just realised who this baby is!
This is the baby who won the January project "The colors!"



They grow so fast don't they?!
He looks so cute in that blue chair :D


:D :D He's the reason I have a camera...I might have been inspired by someone else that uses a 50mm prime:)

:D :D He's the reason I have a camera...I might have been inspired by someone else that uses a 50mm prime:)

Thank you so much r_w.
I can't believe how many people I have inspired to get that lens and to start doing window light photographs.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :D

My 5 yr old

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/CristaMeganMommy/DSC09476.jpg

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Flickr Page (http://flickr.com/photos/mistayuck/554150516/)

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/569834071_43c902c07d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/569834071/)

Wellington Destructor - Toronto, ON

Here are a couple of window light portraits that I did on Fathers Day. The first is my daughter Pepper523 with her two month old Paul and the second one is my youngest Aunt327 with Jack her two year old nephew.

on the way back from LM24h

on the way back from LM24h

Are they the White Cliffs of Dover I see?

Yes, I thought they were a nice background to the silhouettes.

Hi all

This is a sunflower image shot according to my usual technique which is: a) window light from the right, and b) light from the rear diffused through some paper taped to the window.

I've included a pic of the setup.

Cheers
Mike

Yes, I thought they were a nice background to the silhouettes.

Awww if I'd know you were there I would have come to meet ya :D


Hi all

This is a sunflower image shot according to my usual technique which is: a) window light from the right, and b) light from the rear diffused through some paper taped to the window.

I've included a pic of the setup.

Cheers
Mike

Superb shot Mike! And thanks for sharing how you did it :thumbsup:

Thanks, Alison.
Next time we do a day crossing for some shopping, I'll drop you a PM.

I know this is a quite tired photo, but being in N. Ireland for the first time, I had to take this shot:

http://home.comcast.net/~rwwells/Guin_dt.jpg<hr>
It tasted as good as it looks, and it is true it doesn't travel!

Alison - sorry I'm so close and don't have time to visit!

Here are a couple:
(Julianna, my 5 year old, me, and me and Sophia, my soon to be 3 year old)
I'll attempt some non-people shots tomorrow. :)

Emily

Here's one that certainly different from the others... It comes from spending too much time in airports



PC

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/584519973_c8f528431d.jpg

PC, that's an awesome shot!

Alex,

Thanks for the kind words, but my shot doesn't hold a candle to your shots. How do you find such places?

PC

Alex,

Thanks for the kind words, but my shot doesn't hold a candle to your shots. How do you find such places?

PC

And thank you as well. As for where I find these places I watch sides of the roads, wander the streets looking for signs of abandonments then find ways inside. I also read the paper troll the web for places being shut down. Plus I'm a part of a community of people who do likewise. Illegal: Yes Dangerous: Yes Fun & Rewarding: you betcha!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/426675089_977ab7305e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/426675089/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/426689205_4268baebb1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axle81401/426689205/)

Not the most artistic of shots but window light all the same.
I love the fact that they are all looking at me :thumbsup:

By the way this is actually my studio, (aka my kitchen. I love the natural light in my kitchen!), where I take most of my portraits. See the cooker in the bg? haha

I took this, this morning. While trying to keep the camera out of shot, not knowing where it was focusing, I accidentally managed to get the frame of my mirror in shot :p lol. Oh well. It's window light nonetheless.

Don't usually do these (projects), but this is one of my fav photos right now. Taken at the top of our stairs, in front of the sliding doors we just had put in.

Usually, I see the subject, and by the time I remember to post, the month is over.

Don't usually do these (projects), but this is one of my fav photos right now. Taken at the top of our stairs, in front of the sliding doors we just had put in.

Usually, I see the subject, and by the time I remember to post, the month is over.

Like that one.

sorry for the double post

I am so glad to have found this forum...exciting projects and excellent pics up to now


Acadian

I thought I would end my window light photograph with a pretty face :D

Bec was trying to take pics of herself with her camera phone, (in my studio haha), and she was getting frustrated with the results, so, I grabbed my camera and asked her if she would like me to take a few shots.

Here are just a few.

Gosh, I just noticed the featured photo! Thanks Alison .. and thanks all!

Cheers
Mike

Congrats Mike, Excellent photo and well deserved.

Roger

You are very welcome Mike. Both almo and I decide who will get the featured photo. Congratulations again!

Hard to argue with a choice like that for feature photo. Nice work Mike and congratulations.

Gosh, I just noticed the featured photo! Thanks Alison .. and thanks all!

Cheers
Mike

Congrats to you Mike. You more then deserved the honor! :)

Hi all

This is a sunflower image shot according to my usual technique which is: a) window light from the right, and b) light from the rear diffused through some paper taped to the window.

I've included a pic of the setup.

Cheers
Mike
thanks Mike for the insight on how you made your beautiful photo; you did a lovely job. :)

That is a very good draft beer shot.But you should have put my Bud in focus too! LOL. Cheers!