A New Window Light Thread

[Loupey]

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[brmill26]

How can you not love that face? Precious image, Loupey.

[Lori11]

Oh my, my, my.......that is simply adorable! That look is why I always have so many pets! I think all strays are pets LOL Her/his nose needs to be kissed

[Alison]

Awwww such a beautiful dog Loupey!

Here are a few I shot today
And before anyone asks, yes, these were shot with the 50mm :thumbsup:

[brmill26]

Absolutely gorgeous as always, Alison. I love the different moods in each of these.

[Alison]

Thanks Brad

[Old Timer]

I seem to have run out of adjectives to describe your window light photos Ali. Let me just say that I am always amazed and in awe when I view your wonderful images.

[Alison]

Aww thanks OT you are too kind.

[Loupey]

Brad, Lori, Alison - thank you very much. Rocket (an aussie) is a wonderful addition to the family and won't leave my side. I'm sure you all will be seeing more of him here

[chrismatthews]

So, for my birthday (which is the 10th of Feb), my husband got me a Nikon D90. He gave it to me early, so here's one of the first photos I've done with it. It's pouring outside, and Kevin (my husband) borrowed my car, so I'm stuck inside, trying to work on my creativity from the confines of these walls! Hope you like it =).

From Christina Matthews Photography

[Frog]

Looks like your creativity is doing just fine.

[Rivman]

Morning Sun and Mr. Sun.

[zen]

Great thread. I really enjoy all of the shots in this thread, thanks for sharing them everyone.
OT, (and those concerned) IMHO the lamp and door frame in your magnificent shot of your lovely wife actually work quite nicely.
They frame her diagonally, and the lamp especially seems to echo some of the shapes of your wife's jewelry (I always enjoy a good cohesive composition) as well as add some warmth to the overall feeling of the image. Again IMHO, the entire background could use about a 1/2 to 3/4 stop less exposure, but this can easily be fixed in post.
The contrast between the angular forms that surround your wife, and the gentle curves the she presents, really seems to "say" more than any cloth backdrop would have.

[zen]

My son Kai, snoozin' away a winter morning.

[Old Timer]

Here is another that would qualify for the 50mm thread or window light. This is Paul in a contemplative mood.

[Old Timer]

Great thread. I really enjoy all of the shots in this thread, thanks for sharing them everyone.
OT, (and those concerned) IMHO the lamp and door frame in your magnificent shot of your lovely wife actually work quite nicely.
They frame her diagonally, and the lamp especially seems to echo some of the shapes of your wife's jewelry (I always enjoy a good cohesive composition) as well as add some warmth to the overall feeling of the image. Again IMHO, the entire background could use about a 1/2 to 3/4 stop less exposure, but this can easily be fixed in post.
The contrast between the angular forms that surround your wife, and the gentle curves the she presents, really seems to "say" more than any cloth backdrop would have.

Thanks for you input of the thread kick off picture. It is one of my favorites of her and I agree about the lamp and door frame. Thanks for joining in the fun here hope to see a lot more of your images.

[Alison]

WOW! OT that's gorgeous! Look at those lashes!!!

[Shebang]

Haven't dropped in lately -- so glad I did.

Frog: You're too kind. When you can do it again -- then you know what you're doing!!

Beautiful shots EVERYBODY!

[Old Timer]

Morning light streaming through a sliding glass door illuminates my daughter Sarah.

[Jaedon]

My youngest, Declan, caught while playing with something he shouldn't have been touching.

[zen]

Here are some that I did this morning as test shots (wrong clothes) two large windows, a 10X14 mirror, and of course some pp.

[Cathathome]

I'm just catching up with this thread, so it's hard to comment on all the contributions, but I am truly enjoying the different images - knowing they have all be taking using only window light makes them all the more unique. I love the variances of colour and tone, shadows and light. You all rock!

Here's one I took last weekend while on a short ski getaway with some friends. I cropped to remove a very busy background. Main source of light was the large window. Though there were lights in the very high ceiling, they didn't add any secondary light, which is apparent in some other poorly exposed shots that I discarded ;)



Ta,

[Old Timer]

Nice one Cath. Glad you have enjoyed the thread, it has been a lot of fun and lots of photographers have joined in. Hope to see more of your window light images.

[Cathathome]

Thanks, OT. I think this is an invaluable thread - the possibilities for exploration beyond flash-mode are endless, and it really helps to keep me thinking about them

Cheers,

[Cathathome]

A mini collage of some shots I took the other day.