SOURCES OF LIGHT:

There are two sources of light, they are known as natural and artificial. Natural lights are
lights which come to existence without the intervention of man and artificial lights are lights
which are man made. In photography natural light is used for outdoor photography and artificial
lights are utilized in indoor photography to augment the adverse lighting condition.

NATURAL LIGHT:

The source of all daylight is the sun. The combination of color and contrast ascertains
the quality of the daylight.

The lighting contrast depends upon the sunlight available in the daylight, when clouds do
not cover the sun. Then, the contrast is high on the contrary; if clouds cover the sun the
contrast is low. In the process of photographing and object; the lighting contrast must be
considered in the exposure of the film. It is suggested that the recommendations, given by the
manufacturer of the film be observed religiously to produce good and presentable photographs.

Color of the daylight will also affect the appearance of the objects being photographed
specially in color photography. Some of the factors affecting the color of the daylight: a)
atmospheric vapor b) atmospheric dust c) reflected light reached the objects and directly coming
from the source.

Daylight maybe classified according to its intensity. They are: a) Bright sunlight b)
Hazy sunlight c) Dull sunlight. These classification are modified by the film manufacturers like
a) Open bright sunlight b) Under shade bright sunlight c) Hazy sunlight d) Cloudy bright sunlight
e) Cloudy dull sunlight.

To distinguish this classification of daylight according to intensity, the appearance of the

shadows of the objects must be considered. In bright sunlight, the subject will produced a
strong shadows, because the source of light in not covered and the objects or subjects appear
glossy in open space due to direct sunlight and reflected light coming from the sky which act as
a reflector.
 In Hazy sunlight, the sun is covered by thin cloud and the shadow appears bluish
because of the decrease of light falling on the subject in open space. The shadow cast is
transparent to the eye and more details are visible under this lighting condition than a bright
sunlight.

In dull sunlight, the sun is totally covered by thick clouds. No shadow is cast to the
uniform illumination of lights all around the subjects in open space.

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT:

Almost all artificial light sources can be used in photographing of objects, as long as the
light is capable of exposing the sensitized materials (film). Some of the artificial lights are
electronic flash, photoflood lamp, fluorescent lamp, and Infrared and Ultra-Violet lamp.