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12 Weekend Photo Project Ideas Involving Experimenting With Lighting

Chris Gampat
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09/26/2014
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Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Pentax K50 image samples (3 of 10)ISO 1001-160 sec at f - 8.0

This weekend is as great a time as any for you to start playing more with lighting and figuring out how you can make it work more for you. Here are some project ideas for you to continue stepping forward.

Augment Natural Light by Putting a Flash Against Window Blinds

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Pentax K3 first impressions product photos (3 of 8)ISO 4001-80 sec at f - 3.2

Check out our tutorial.

Try to Photograph an LCD Screen While Using a Flash

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Canon 7D Mk II first impressions images (4 of 7)ISO 2001-30 sec at f - 3.2

Take a look at our tutorial.

Try to Overcome Problems With Mixed Lighting Situations

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Conquering Mixed Lighting (1 of 3)ISO 4001-60 sec at f - 2.0

A complete accident helped us figure out the solution.

Use Shadows to Make the Best of a Cloudless Day When Shooting Portraits

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Tokina 70-200mm f4 Pro portrait review image (1 of 1)ISO 1001-160 sec at f - 4.0

Play with Silhouettes

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer BounceLite Flash Modifier review (11 of 16)ISO 4001-40 sec at f - 1.4

Experiment with Environmental Natural Light Reflectors

Chris Gampat Kathy Supa portraits in the West Village edited (4 of 17)

Use The Wide Angle Diffuser On Your Flash to Get Softer Light

Image shot at Speakeasy Dollhouse
Image shot at Speakeasy Dollhouse

Blend Artificial and Natural Light Effectively

Model: Bec Fordyce
Model: Bec Fordyce

Backlight a Subject Using the Sun for a Warm and Radiant Glow

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Otus lens Adam's portraits (1 of 2)ISO 4001-200 sec at f - 2.8

Use Second Curtain Flash to Create Trails

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Lumopro LP-180 flash Rollerhoops images (2 of 2)ISO 2501-6 sec at f - 8.0

Try Stroboscopic Flash with an Athlete

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Capture One Edits IQ250 matts dark combat series 25

Find a Thrifty Household Way to Diffuse Strong, Direct Light

Model: Collibrina
Model: Collibrina
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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.