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The light — It’s everywhere, just start looking

Light has different temperatures

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The picture above looks normal, but it’s been worked on a lot in post. bellow you can see the four different types of light that exists in the picture.

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Once you start seeing the differences in temperature you can start using it to your advantage and create effects with it.

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The sun and the golden hour

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Even small light-sources like a cell-phone or the moon light from a window can be used.

Compositions — Your friend Fibonacci

1. Rule of thirds

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Photo: Mary F Calvert, unknown, Marek Levák, Bench Accounting & me

2. Symmetry

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Photo: Gabriel Beaudry, Adam Ferguson, me, Olive Cole & me

3. Framing

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Photo: me, Diksha Kajaria, Rainier Ridao, me & Hiva Arvizu

4. Leading lines

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Photo: Craig Golding, me, Warren Wong, Daniel Berehulak & Tyler Nix

5. Depth

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Photo: Paul Hansen, Linkedin, me, Edan Cohen & Arturo Rodríguez

6. Isolate

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Photo: Nik McMillan, me, Milkovi, Erik Lucateri, & me

In the field — what to think about

1. A dynamic roll

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Just an example of how you can quickly capture the feeling of a studio in a couple of min.

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Play with the shutter speed, use reflections or try to find a new angle.

2. Always have a designated photographer

3. Getting the subjects to trust you

An simple way to take a nice portrait

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The image on the left I took just now, to prove the point. It literally took me seconds to take a decent portrait with my phone.

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About

Johan Heikensten, Design Director & Strategy Consultant from Sweden

Johan Heikensten,
Design Lead & Strategy Consultant from Sweden

Johan Heikensten, Design Lead & Strategy Consultant from Sweden