Natural Light Photography

• Manipulate available light to create a flattering light source
• Eliminate harsh shadows using simple accessories
• Create multiple types of light from a single window
• Capture beautiful outdoor portraits whether it's a sunny day or cloudy day
• Work with direct light, directional light, and backlight
• Professionally light portraits using free natural light and inexpensive modifiers
• Create your own inexpensive lighting tools

Sometimes, the best light in photography is free. In this 90-minute class, learn how to manipulate ambient lighting into studio-like lighting conditions. From window light to working outdoors, learn to harness available light to create a variety of styles, from soft, flattering portraits to dramatic directional light. Go behind-the-scenes of a live natural light shoot with artist Sue Bryce to bounce light, bend light, soften light, and create drama with intense light.

While natural light is beautiful, it's also affordable. Work with inexpensive accessories like $35 V-flats and a $15 homemade scrim to turn a single window into several lighting patterns using different techniques. Discover how to use modifiers to turn bad light into the kind of light that flatters anyone. Then in the final lesson, learn how to replicate natural light with studio lighting gear for beautiful light at any time.

• Beginning photographers eager to learn simple lighting
• Intermediate photographers ready to expand lighting skills
• Photographers struggling to manipulate natural light

Portrait artist Sue Bryce built a career on using natural light. Her lighting style helps create contemporary, fashion-inspired portraiture without expensive studio gear. Awarded the Portrait Photographer of the Year -- twice -- Sue is a master portrait photographer specializing in a style of portraiture that helps women recognize their own beauty.