Natural Lighting

Photography is half lighting, half composition, half technical knowledge, half equipment, half lighting, half skill, half talent, half lighting.

Many apologies to my math-loving friends who will question my fractions; I, however, make no pretense toward enjoying mathematics.

The fractions aren't proper, but the principle is real. And, yes, the emphasis on lighting is completely legitimate.



It might be "just" an abandoned store building in the middle of backwoods Virginia.

I might be shooting with "only" natural lighting.

A little superstition, a little drama, a few unsteady floorboards, and a lot of Nancy Drew.




Proof: lighting makes the images. More than anything else photographically, the dramatic lighting. See? Told ya so!



Its a good thing I ordered my very own lighting equipment this weekend. Cuz otherwise, I'd have to spend all my photographic days in the rotting old building that lets me experiment with dramatic lighting.

(But the rotting old building is amazing. Enough said.)