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Transitioning from Natural Light to Studio Light with Vanessa Joy

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Channel: Behind the Shutter · 2018 · Education

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Seven years ago, I looked at studio photography as a completely foreign concept. I was a natural-light wedding photographer and didn’t do much else other than the occasional family portrait. Lighting that came from lights, instead of the sun, was totally bizarre to me. I had no idea how to begin to control it, especially when I wasn’t outside.

If you’re new to controlled lighting, you’re in luck, because I remember being in your shoes. In this article, I break down studio lighting in a way that’s easy to understand, from the perspective of a natural-light shooter who painstakingly learned how to light in a studio.

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