How To Use Artificial Light In Still Life Photography (using one light)
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2 жыл бұрынIn today's video, I am going to show you how to use artificial light to shoot a still life image using one continuous light source. We will be lighting the same photo using natural light and artificial light and see the two different results.
Comment below and let me know which image you like best.
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@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Which one do you think? Natural light or artificial light?
@FlyPhoenixFly 2 жыл бұрын
Both! Natural light for the flower, artificial light for the oranges!
@Ne.BZRosE 2 жыл бұрын
The artificial light created good sharpness of the colors and textures on your photo. I prefer it rathen than the natural light. Thanks for your video, Amrita ♡ Neni "humbleframes" is one of your new subscibers for today :D
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
That analysis is so on point, Neni! Thanks so much for the kind words ❤️
@calokid 2 жыл бұрын
I prefer artificial light here! :O
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
@@calokid It does look beautiful! ☺
@FlyPhoenixFly 2 жыл бұрын
Aww I felt that when you said the peel broke while you were working on it. It still looks great regardless! Also, love that your dress complements your photo composition! Loved this! Can't wait to see more videos!
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Right? It was so sad but then I thought, might as well make good use of it. Lol 😂 awww thanks for the sweet words. I think you are the only one who picked up on the dress 😜
@sophiayuna 2 жыл бұрын
Your backgrounds are always so professional & beautiful! These videos are so fun to watch :) This is so peaceful & YOU ARE SO TALENTED
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Awww thanks so much, Sophia! ☺️I am so happy you enjoyed it!
@rajb6293 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing… natural light for the win!!! 🏅
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks! It sure does look like it’s everyone’s favorite 😁
@kizitopeterson8366 Жыл бұрын
This video just helped to complete my gig about side and artificial lighting, thank you.
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
I am so glad it was helpful. Thank you and good luck!
@cameronnealefitness 2 жыл бұрын
I like elements from both natural and artificial light! Great Video Amrita
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Cameron. Glad you enjoyed it 😁
@hankfoto 2 жыл бұрын
Both have great points, however I I like the artificial light it shows more detail! Now thank you for sharing!
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
I agree
@namukolosiyumbwa3323 2 жыл бұрын
I think I like the natural light. It has less harsh shadows. Your composition is absolutely gorgeous, by the way.
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind and sweet words. Natural light just makes such gorgeous images, right?
@AlisonThazin 2 жыл бұрын
WOAH SO INFORMATIVE! I've been only using natural light cuz I didn't exactly know how to use artificial light but this was helpful!
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Awww thanks Alison. I adore shooting in Natural light but recently I am having a lot of fun playing with artificial light.
@JonathanMilam1 9 ай бұрын
I'm a big natural light fan, but the artificial light wins in this competition. :)
@AmritaBhortake 9 ай бұрын
Hahaha thanks Jonathan.
@gordonlewis7570 2 ай бұрын
As others have noted, both versions look great, so it's mostly a matter of personal preference. I would note however, that if you wanted to, you could get the artificial light version to look almost identical to the natural light version. It wouldn't be easy to get the natural light version to look like the artificial light version though, without adding some sort of directional light source.
@AmritaBhortake 2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words, Gordon. What a great point! Yes, that makes a lot of sense especially if you use a mirror with the artificial light, it can look very similar to a sunlit image and you can also soften it with a scrim.
@hazratbilal2285 2 жыл бұрын
Both were good but the artificial light photo looks excellent 👌
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words. I love it too
@usernamemykel 3 ай бұрын
Wow! Lady with a very lovely personality + talent - way cool!!!
@AmritaBhortake 3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words.
@usernamemykel 3 ай бұрын
@@AmritaBhortake I just couldn't help myself, you drew it out of me...
@pauldarville3843 10 ай бұрын
Both look great!!
@AmritaBhortake 10 ай бұрын
Aww thanks so much for your kind words, Paul!
@parisaabedini1485 2 жыл бұрын
Both are awesome 😍😍, thanks to share your precious experience ✨
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Awww Parisa, thank you for your kind words.
@leohayes6276 6 ай бұрын
They were both good but I like the natural light better.
@AmritaBhortake 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Leo. I appreciate your kind words
@sachingajare9508 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome.. and the winner is.... Natural Light...🏆
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Awww thanks so much! 😁
@hem6493 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful illustrations…Congratulations! I like Natural light..but Artificial is equally good…depend on your exigency in requirement! Well done.
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
So true! It’s a matter of what is available to you and one of the reasons why I wanted to create this video. Thanks so much for the kind words 😁
@headsauce 2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to say the natural light, however I really think I prefer the artificial. Really beautiful composition.. here from slow growth 😀
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Awwww thank you! And yayyy for slow growth fam 🙌🏽☺️
@sofyansalam9831 3 ай бұрын
I like both. ❤
@AmritaBhortake 3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words.
@pamelagraboske4139 2 ай бұрын
I came across your page in when looking at gardening videos and fell upon this incredible photo shoot! Absolutely STUNNING work you do!! My son is a professional watercolor artist and I’m going to have him paint your incredible still life image (which I can share w you, if you’d like!) Thank you for sharing your gifts w us. I’m completely inspired !🍊🪻❤
@AmritaBhortake 2 ай бұрын
Hi Pamela, thanks for your kind words.
@noelleperrotta6130 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Noelle
@Snikkelbek 2 жыл бұрын
You have an incredible eye for composition.
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Awww thanks so much!
@thomastuorto9929 6 ай бұрын
She did a great job on the comp.
@stkildatram1983 5 ай бұрын
Both terrific but I think the artificial light worked the best.
@AmritaBhortake 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@czwick9150 Жыл бұрын
I’m new here. Your work is beautiful. May I ask what you are using as the backdrop?
@christiankirkenes5922 2 жыл бұрын
I think natural light, by a small margin is my favourite. I love the contrast in both images with the darker backgrounds and bright flowers and fruit. Also aren't the two smaller fruits Citrus reticulata? That's a Mandarin :)
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words, Christiån. It definitely looks like a favorite with everyone. You are absolutely right, it is a mandarin more specifically, Satsuma Mandarin 😁
@ChaitanyaRavela 2 жыл бұрын
Natural light looks perfect 😍
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, it does look beautiful, right? I love that soft beautiful light
@ChaitanyaRavela 2 жыл бұрын
@@AmritaBhortake it looks beautiful I ❤️ your flower photography they are simply awesome
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
@@ChaitanyaRavela awww thank you! That’s so sweet of you to say
@thomastuorto9929 6 ай бұрын
I Like both photos. But, on the artificial light photo, I would have shot another photo with some sort of bounce light/reflector to add just a touch of light to the deep shadowed areas. Ahh, the progressive process of a studio shoot. Nice work!
@AmritaBhortake 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words, Thomas. It is always a process, right? Love learning something new everyday and trying new techniques out.
@ArtDecoArtNouveau 2 жыл бұрын
Both are beautiful but the natural light one has slightly softer highlights which I prefer so that is my personal preference :)
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Those soft highlights definitely look beautiful. ☺️
@sangeetariagartensarkar8714 Жыл бұрын
artificial one thank you so much for this video
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
@mikabeIa Жыл бұрын
in this case, aritifical light made the photo more beatuful 🥰
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
Awww thank you 😊 appreciate that
@ginaiannucci Жыл бұрын
Natural
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
I agree, Gina. I keep going back and forth but I love the soft natural look.
@jamesstrength5405 7 ай бұрын
You did a decent job with both however, you could learn a few things about using artificial light. If you put a white bounce card on the opposite side of the subject, the reflected light will fill in and soften the shadows, giving you a more natural light feel.
@AmritaBhortake 7 ай бұрын
James, thanks so much for your kind words. I do use white bounce cards for more light and airy images. As I wanted this image to be dark and moody, I wanted the shadows more pronounced. Sometimes, I add a flag (black card) on the opposite side of light to enhance these shadows for a dark and moody image.
@user-gv2zf2zv5l 5 ай бұрын
The artificial light is much warmer and pleasing.
@AmritaBhortake 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words.
@koloasurf2012 Жыл бұрын
Hi Amrita Like what you doing with the photography piece. We met today
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
It was lovely meeting you. Would love to chat more about photography sometime. Thanks so much for your kind words.
@prachithombare5024 2 жыл бұрын
Both look beautiful, but if I have to pick it would be the artificial light one among these two.
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it 😁
@phyllismarcantonio7501 2 жыл бұрын
natural light
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Phyllis.
@stuartsims9210 Жыл бұрын
I would sau that 90% of the video is mainly about the still life set up rather than the actual lighting. Very nice photos though.
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks Stuart. Glad you loved the photos. Please let me know if you have any further questions about the light setup and I would be happy to elaborate. Cheers!
@howiedunbar61 2 жыл бұрын
What are you using for a backdrop? Is that a floor tile?
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Hello, the backdrop that I used in this video is hand-painted plywood. I have gone over my backdrops in much more detail in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMCSZLR1m82vkYk.html Please let me know if you have any other questions about it.
@howiedunbar61 2 жыл бұрын
@@AmritaBhortake thanks for the link. I will check out that video.
@KamillsWorld Жыл бұрын
id say natural light but artificial light contrast a bit better between light and shadow o.o
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
It definitely is. I love how natural light makes the image look like too.
@Aruna_RamKumar 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have control on natural light? You do have control on artificial light. Hence my vote goes for artificial light
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha true and great logic but you can modify natural light too 😁
@odarrien 2 жыл бұрын
I much rather the artificial light image.
@AmritaBhortake 2 жыл бұрын
I love that beam of light in the background with the artificial light.
@nchahal7 Жыл бұрын
Your video doesn’t share your settings
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
Hi Navneet, thanks for your interest in the video. All the camera settings accompany each image on the lower left hand corner in the video. Please let me know if you have any specific questions and I would be happy to help out.
@usernamemykel Жыл бұрын
"Micro" lens? Not "Macro"?????????
@AmritaBhortake Жыл бұрын
Hahaha yes, that is Nikon's terminology. They call it the Micro lens but it is a macro lens.