Shooting in Sh*tty Light: The Top Ten Worst Photography Lighting Situations and How to Conquer Them

Index

A

Adobe Lightroom, 60–61, 115

AF Assist Illuminator, 90, 198

ambient light

augmenting with flash, 151–155, 194–195

defined, 198

effect of diffuser on, 149

overpowering with flash, 84

shadows on overcast day in, 187

analyzing

light conditions, 5, 13

scenes before shooting, 74

visual elements for exposure, 140–141, 142

angle

of light on overcast days, 178–180

of reflectors, 46–50, 147

aperture

backlit leaves with wide, 26–27

f-stops of fast glass, 199

lens with wide, 113, 117

opening up for night shots, 90

softening backgrounds with wide, 12–13

Aperture Priority (Av) mode

capturing tonal range with, 140

defined, 198

setting exposure aperture in, 165

auto-focus with backlighting, 161–162, 163

Auto White Balance settings, 54, 55

Av (Aperture ...