Learning to Balance the Light in Photography
IT is so fun to be constantly learning new things in photography. I had the great opportunity to work with the amazing photographer Caryn Esplin a month or so ago. One of the main principles she teaches people is to balance the light. In fact she wrote a book about it which you can check out here. I have learned that if you can learn to balance the light, you can learn to take extraordinary images. I had the opportunity to take some photos where I practiced balancing the light in my photography and the end results were so fun.
If you want to learn more about balancing light in your photography, I would, again, highly recommend Caryn Esplin’s book as well as this video on balancing light with a model.
Now for the images I was able to caption when I balanced the light.
Water Drop
To get this shot, I had my camera set up on a tripod with a glass pan of water in front of me fill with water. I had a paper taped up behind the pan with the fun colors you see in the image so that it would reflect in the water. I also had a plastic bag with a tiny hole cut in one of the corners rigged up so it would drip one drop every so often. Then with two speed lights set up, it was all a matter of lots of pictures and timing. I was able to capture several different “stages” of a water drop but this one was my favorite.
Good Ol’ DP
Dr.Pepper is my guilty pleasure, so of course I had to try and capture the beauty of the drink. This time I was playing around with water spray. I used continuous LED lights to achieve the lighting in this image. It took a while to balance the light just right along with the pouring and the mist but I was finally able to capture the image I wanted.
Romance at it’s Sweetest
Is there anything that says romance more then a fireplace, sugar and a strawberry? I don’t think so. For this image I ahd to balance the light of the fireplace along with the light if a continues light wand. I really love how this image turned out.
Aubree! Your water drop photo looks awesome! I love the transition of color between the blue and the red.
Here is my water drop post.
https://flowerbirdcreative.com/splish-and-splash-water-photography/
Checkout Marlee’s balance the light post. She did a great job capturing sharp photos.
https://marleehigginsphoto.com/balance-the-light-photography/
Also, check out Douglas Phan’s balance the light post:
http://www.douglasphan.com/balance-the-light-underexpose-speedlight/
Your photos look awesome! I love how you captured unique movement in each one. I love how you caught the spray and the soda pouring in the same shot. Looks Great! For more creative Photography, check out my blog at mboyack.com. Also check out Amalia Anne at https://photographyamaliaanne.com/ or this cool article: https://www.adorama.com/alc/8-essential-tips-for-food-photography-props-and-lighting.