How Real Pros Shoot in Harsh Light

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3 жыл бұрын

It has always bugged the hell out of me that every video talking about harsh daylight always just resorts to finding shade... If you're trying to be an editorial/fashion photographer, this is the trick to getting those high end looking shots in natural light.
And obviously hard light isn’t meant for every fashion situation. My statements earlier in the video come off a little too matter of fact 😂 but I was just focusing on the hard light technique. You have to chose the light that works best for your story and subject. And sometimes you just get stuck in shitty light that you have to work in.
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@hannahmillington5781 3 жыл бұрын

Photography is painting with light. You can't complain as an artist if you have too much paint :)

@pointblank2890 2 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful saying! Thanks for sharing it!

@whothennow24 9 ай бұрын

I’ll have to remember that the next time my flash is too powerful and the subject is pure white.

@linusfotograf 9 ай бұрын

You can if you’re not planning on that look

@sebastianunited1397 9 ай бұрын

What a nonsense comment

@jodggreen9962 9 ай бұрын

I don’t think paintings have a lowest iso

@tomislavmiletic_ 2 жыл бұрын

"Get off the Instagram". Just that one sentence is worth a like.

@RockyColaFizz 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate how you simply keep things real. It’s refreshing.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

I know I personally feel robbed anytime I watch KZfaq video that’s full of fluff, so I try to cut to the chase in my own videos!

@HonJazzz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing up some real examples from masterful photographers. I agree that photography shouldn’t be about following a trend, It’s timeless.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

And only way to be timeless is to be yourself

@bohemia74 3 жыл бұрын

What a great tutorial! This five minutes were so well spent for me. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps ya!!!! Thank you for watching 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

@user93634 Жыл бұрын

First photographer/cinematographer I’ve seen to show this. Thank you

@alex.mathioudakis 2 жыл бұрын

Solid advice as usual. Also, one of the things that you constantly teach (maybe even without knowing that you’re doing it) is how to communicate and direct your model. In awe of your work man, great stuff

@MakeSomething 3 жыл бұрын

That was great! I love all the examples used to drive home the point.

@Lifeonbooks 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. I always thought it was lame that many people will only shoot at golden hour. I never say no to a shoot regardless of where/when. You have to be able to make it work regardless of the conditions. Otherwise you're not really an artist, you're just a person who knows how to follow a formula.

@kencox6166 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome when I did my degree in fashion / editorial photography my head tutor was a real pain used to complain about harsh shadows like this it got so bad that he would mark your work down if you tried to submit it. Really refreshing to hear someone who knows what they are talking about instead of the fool who taught us all wrong :)

@TheOriginalGregToo 3 жыл бұрын

Dude your content is wildly underrated. I appreciate how accessible you make everything. Appreciate you. Keep on keeping on.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words brother 🙏🏽🙏🏽

@wojtekscibor 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is the first video ever where I hear the author encouraging us shooting in harsh light (which I also like), so thank you very much for staying true and spreading the word. those examples you presented here are just amazing and should make people shoot at the time of harsh light, too :)

@biffyeager611 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I have seen your photography. You hit a Grand Slam! Out of the Park! I have been shooting in the shadow forever, and in five minutes of your tutorial has me convinced to shoot in the open light! Great advice!

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you 🙏🏽 excited for you to try!!!!

@bensoumokil Жыл бұрын

What I’ve learned over the 7 years of shooting is that there is no rules. Of course when you’re starting out it’s good too know the basics but once you understand your camera and everything else you can decide what your photos look like.

@Qaosbringer 9 ай бұрын

"What I’ve learned over the 7 years of shooting is that there is no rules." Wrong. There are rules. "Know the basics" = "know the rules". You need to know the rules, otherwise you won't know how to bend the rules and create your own style.

@The_Server_ong 9 ай бұрын

Hi. "Know the basics" = "know the rules"..... *Wrong.* According the Merrium Webster, the definition of the elglish word "basic" derived fro plural form "basics", does in fact not equal the word "rules". Upon further investigation it's evident and clear to see that your condescending lessons in semantics, which was actually, and quite ironically... wrong @@Qaosbringer thanks

@gordonhatusupy2224 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you condense so much info into one video! Thanks Cam!

@jz_glass 3 жыл бұрын

Great advice. I was always afraid of hard sunlight until now.

@stevewelsh__ 3 жыл бұрын

I dig your blunt 'can do' attitude with photography and video. Definitely given me some more inspiration, thanks man!

@Akagami753 8 ай бұрын

This has to be the best video on how to compose better in sunlight. Thank You So much, i'm just a beginner but i have watched countless videos related to this.

@natehaiden Жыл бұрын

I'm so thankful for finding your page today! I can tell you have a serious knowledge and respect for the traditions of the craft and I'm learning a ton.

@daemon1143 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best short guides to hard light I've seen on KZfaq. Great practical demonstration and good advice re. look at the iconic photographer's work. Thanks.

@moazelgabry9784 3 жыл бұрын

I have been thinking about this myself lately, and it's serendipity to find your video just when I made that realization so that you can prove it to me even further.

@guyphoto9437 3 жыл бұрын

You're right on. I'm a long time model, glamour, photographer and have done tons of shooting in what most people would consider lousy light; midday, etc. But using a scrim, and/or reflector or wall etc. as you mentioned, I'm able to get loop and/or Rembrandt lighting and the hard lines accentuate the angles of the face. You have to learn to "see" light. Good work, and good advice particularly to photographers learning lighting, posing and are being told "head for the shade."

@Vereinfachedeintraining 3 жыл бұрын

Lately, I find myself repeatedly in situations where I do the exact opposite of what all the "experts" advise. I think it's no coincidence that this video was suggested to me. I have always avoided the time around noon and have just had many aha moments. Thank you for the video. I can't wait to implement the tips.

@JaredKinleyFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Im so happy a video with decent views is going against all of the other youtube videos on lighting. I choose to shoot in harsh light for all of the reasons you pointed out. Great work!

@samuelfrancogarcia2325 3 жыл бұрын

This video is gold

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽🙏🏽

@eyesofanomad 3 жыл бұрын

yewwwww! As soon as I started shooting in hard light it opened up so much more creativity. When I first started out shooting fashion, I was always so afraid to shoot anything beyond golden/blue hour, but once you get the hang of hard light, its soooo good! Great to see photogs like yourself speaking up on this.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I use to be scared of soft light!!! Like after you learn you can shoot in hard light, there’s so much more you can do. From creating natural contrast with shadows, creating more shape, and just shaping the light itself

@olukz2529 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips, especially with how to use rembrandt lighting to carve out the features of the face! I"m inspired to go do a photoshoot in harsh light now.

@GoodGuysMedia 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know I needed this video or information! Thank you, I have a whole new respect for this light now. Something that I've seen in my work and others but never talked about it or heard it talked about until now. You da man!!

@melkelrossette1725 2 жыл бұрын

You're the first person that backs up what I've been trying to tell people around me recently. They just look at me crazy... to shoot in harsh light as well as soft, and IG can be the devil to photographers. I've been telling people that I want to be a great photographer, and by great, being able to shoot in any lighting condition that is given to me. That is how I could stand out... shooting in situations people are scared of and walk away from.

@cammackey 2 жыл бұрын

On fashion campaigns, you have to be able to deliver in any lighting conditions. Which is why we have scrims and lighting of course. But there’s still a lot of basic things that we follow (like in this video) while combing lighting. It just baffles me that no on KZfaq really talks about any of that.

@melkelrossette1725 2 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey yea, I agree. It baffles me, too. Thank for the awesome video 🤘🏼

@HellenAndYohei 9 ай бұрын

love this perspective, totally agree and I will look into more of non instagram photos for sure, thank you so much for your advice

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Killer advice! Much appreciated! Please make more!

@x4virom 3 жыл бұрын

Really greate advice! I love photographers like you who share actually useful things on their platforms. Thanks!

@Welcome2It 9 ай бұрын

This is great! I really like seeing your thought process on everything. These are such great tutorials/explanations compared to the typical “these are my presets in Lightroom”

@vancouverbluesea 9 ай бұрын

One of the most useful videos that I have seen in a while.

@nicoromero2022 Жыл бұрын

Such a great video! Love your style

@chevy2die 2 жыл бұрын

You are the man. Super real and down to earth. You explain things so clearly. Subbed.

@mariolopez.photog 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!! So true, you gotta love & embrace harsh sun light but know to use it in the right situations!! It's perfect!!

@MrRgx521 9 ай бұрын

Perfect combination of style and content - super educational. Seriously great video!

@DADVNTRS 9 ай бұрын

Great breakdown & presentation on lighting, thanks for putting it all to words with real world examples!

@henry-visuals9186 Жыл бұрын

love this video very useful and no nonsense and straight to the point.

@BretKenworthy 9 ай бұрын

Hell of a video. Love the energy.

@severinchristensen295 3 жыл бұрын

Straight up killin it!

@BNC593 3 жыл бұрын

Yet again, well done Cam!

@ngonzale3 3 жыл бұрын

Even the video shoot of the photo shoot, looks awesome. Love the attitude of "just keep shooting." Thanks for sharing!

@hotmonkeyfilms 9 ай бұрын

Love the way you explain things. Subscribed.

@michivanhalen7086 2 жыл бұрын

OK! This is the best photography channel. I'm stunned and glad I've found it! Thanks for the great videos!

@kevinoberhausen 3 жыл бұрын

amazing video. you can really tell that you take a masterful approach to the craft. super inspiring, my wife and I about to walk to Target in midday sun and will be playing with the light along the way.

@aaronsambeyfilm 3 жыл бұрын

Tons of my favourite photos are mid-morning before the sun melts away all the morning mist. The light is still hard but you still get to play with the atmosphere. Great video.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I absolutely love tbay light. The perfect mix of hard and soft with lots of ambient colors to play with too

@cjjb 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are such a breath of fresh air 👍

@sombrevisuals8138 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I mostly only shoot sunrise or right after mid day.. not a big fan of sunset light.. It was refreshing to hear someone talk so positive about harsh sun light!

@LifeinDigitalFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Hella good info yo! I’m glad you mentioned the sun in the eyes thing cause that’s the biggest issue I run into when I shoot in midday sun.

@el0blaino 4 ай бұрын

Nice demo of how the positioning makes a world of difference!

@elizabethhabanec7970 4 ай бұрын

Dude, your so honest and helpful, thank you!

@WilliamAiken 3 жыл бұрын

I love your content! My first time watching you. I’m here to stay! I can’t wait for more content like this!

@AlbertSiegel 3 жыл бұрын

First time I've seen a video from you. It was very direct with excellent information. No rambling or pointless chatter. I subscribed.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! My sense of humor is pretty dry and I like to cut to the chase cause life’s short!!!

@JaysonSantos Жыл бұрын

Wow! One of the best lessons about harsh light I've seen.

@jaijacobphoto316 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video and reintroducing some iconic photographs.

@Photoshopuzr 3 жыл бұрын

You are the man straight to the point... shoot and play until you find what works for you best, I love shooting in all conditions, hard, soft, 120clock, sun down, even in dead darkness, one Tip i can give folks is when shooting always shoot for the shadows, and and watch your highlights, shadows are your best friend when shooting in harsh light, I like how you did this so fresh. What is IG again? get out and play people.

@bencarpenter9119 2 жыл бұрын

This video made me appreciate photography a lot more thank you

@sternschnupper 9 ай бұрын

great video, about use of a light that i really love. very good examples and explanaitions!

@JKL666 8 ай бұрын

I like your no nonsense style. And really in control

@EricHavard 3 жыл бұрын

Love it man!! I love shooting in "bad" light!! And I SO hate it when some wannabe thinks he/she knows more than me and there work doesn't show it at all!! Great job!!

@Necroblob 2 жыл бұрын

Great video not seen one on this topic before and learned a lot. Thank you!

@DrJinKwon 3 жыл бұрын

hey thanks so much for this, man! i just picked up my first camera and I was quite put off by the "rule" i kept seeing to stay away from harsh light - this encourages me to experiment and get creative with it!

@BodyandMindfulness Ай бұрын

This has gave me confidence to experiment with lighting, thank you!

@fabianjaramillo348 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video learned a lot actually short and to the point loved it

@jeremybrown8748 3 жыл бұрын

Man this was dope and so helpful! Thank you!!🙏🏼

@domTT 9 ай бұрын

So True!! Great tips!! Too many photography KZfaqrs are wannabes who just cluelessly reviewing gears instead of really talking about the art of photography. All they do are pretending they shot a lot, but the whole videos is just them talk talk talk...about nothing.

@YrsaClicks 8 ай бұрын

I love this. Such a valid point! 🔥

@Gandalf968 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. Pls dont stop uploading your content

@Jawsjawsjawsrg 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't I think about this kind of stuff sooner. Great advice, thank you.

@ntapias 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I've been loving hard light. Been looking at the work Herb Ritts.

@Elassyahmed Жыл бұрын

Awesome awesome video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for being real

@SamuelSotiega 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I really enjoyed every second of it. On point, I totally agree with you.

@bobsykes 3 жыл бұрын

Great point and well illustrated. Your own photos are awesome in this.

@philipbugala 3 ай бұрын

Dude, this changed my perspective thanks for sharing.

@NeverNoodle 11 ай бұрын

Great advice, Cam!

@natamielanina1530 9 ай бұрын

Thanks man! This is so inspiring ❤

@JoaoSilva22222 2 жыл бұрын

OH GOD, i feel so relieved when I see real pros making art no matter what the light. Those wedding-youtube-fake-photographers stuck forever on soft light addiction make me sick. They have flooded YT and are replicating their crap to new photographers. Even worse, YT´s algorithm keeps their dullness on top of search results. Thank you for showing up! Your art was so gorgeous i almost had an orgasm here.

@mattwoodyyy_3597 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Once again Cam you have inspired me to ignore the hacks on Instagram and KZfaq and just shoot. Your videos and IG are what inspired me to purchase my first professional light.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Dude thats rad!!! what light did you get?!

@mattwoodyyy_3597 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey I got the Aputure LS 300x and I got the Light Dome II to go with it. It was definitely more money than I would have liked to spend, but I absolutely love it so far. I decided to go with a constant light source instead of a strobe just because I wanna use it for video and photo work. My broke ass definitely can’t justify more than one light rn lol. I definitely didn’t realize how expensive V Mount batteries were beforehand, but live and learn lmfao. Keep up the good work, I like how your just real, and your not like other KZfaqr’s.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattwoodyyy_3597 that’s a great light! That’s why I personally prefer Nanlite stuff, it’s more affordable and pretty much jsut as good. They both get the job done. Be careful not to fall into marketing hype. That’s why the PMVND is the #1 selling VND yet from my tests is one of the worst VNDs specially for the price. Same thing with cameras and shit. These company’s know what they’re doing. The mroe people who are bragging about what camera they own the more people buy them. VS buying what’s right for you.

@mattwoodyyy_3597 3 жыл бұрын

@@cammackey Amen! 90% of the camera channels are basically the modern version of infomercial’s that used to run on cable TV. I unsubscribed from most of them because I realized that it’s better just to figure out what works for you and run with it. That’s one of the things that makes people gravitate towards your channel, like it’s not all about selling you gear that some company is paying you to promote like PM and others. I refuse to buy the PMVND’s I would way rather just stick with the ones they recommended at my local camera shop, than over hyped filters.

@DavidAusman 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I did not know this and will experiment tomorrow with hard light.

@careywest 3 жыл бұрын

Good job man. I shoot alot of street and hard light is some of my favorite. So many more creative options with shape and contrast.

@danielcabrera5547 3 жыл бұрын

Good information bro. Love the encouragement of shooting even when others say otherwise.

@josephvisser8119 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great breakdown. Love your energy. Subbed! Thanks for this one. :) looking forward to more. Also great music choice.

@shantoghagra5926 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing this! Shooting in the harsh light is now made easy.

@lpark8 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video 😎🙏 so many good ideas and examples

@davidpipeline 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. Interesting comparison with Rembrandt's use of light and some great examples by other photographers. I'll definitely look them up.

@cyrfung 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I watched your videos. Almost didn't click because of the click baity title. Love the video and love your energy. Thank you for your work.

@samvargasimages7905 3 жыл бұрын

Love shooting harsh light, shadow play is easier as well. Good Stuff man I subbed! Glad I found you.

@BongWeeHua2 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and straight to the point! As someone just starting out this is good advice.

@TexpatOTG 3 жыл бұрын

I like hard light, the contrast can really add a lot to the photo or video. I shoot nearly 100% available light. I try to shoot early or late in the day, but sometimes I like the midday sun too. I think soft light gets boring fast.

@cammackey 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I get pretty bored with soft light as well unless I can manipulate some how

@VA-rf6ud 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I "fight" w harsh light quite a bit living in FL so this was very inspirational. Thanks!

@fellfromspace 2 жыл бұрын

Great video with some creative suggestions for shooting in conditions that, as you correctly note, people are often told to avoid. Also, like that you are pointing people back to the OG fashion and editorial photographers and away from Instagram.

@VlogsByEl 3 жыл бұрын

Okay dude, you totally sold me when you said: Rembrandt lightning. Nice one!This guy knows what he is talking about.

@got2beable 3 жыл бұрын

subbed! learned so much and it opens a lot of opportunity for me to go out and just shoot more and more!

@boris.dupont 3 жыл бұрын

Great job, thank you! I hate speedlight but I try to avoid hard lights as much as I can except, sometimes, for street photography. Now this looks like a good way to deal with it, I'll definitely give it a try. Cheers!

@microminstrel 9 ай бұрын

great video! I'm definitely guilty of trying to overpower the sun with strobes. this makes me wanna get out and play with the sun. good stuff, man.

@kierenkd 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Concise but depth in descriptive examples. I'm only a hobby shooter and most lighting is going to be meeting friends for lunch, so this is useful.