The Challenges of Window Light
Whenever I am on one of my erotic expeditions, I take special care to look for rooms that have large windows because window light is by far my favourite light source. When I say Фwindow light,Ф I mean in-direct light coming in through an open or clear-glass window. This, to me, is the perfect form of photographic illumination.
WORDS & PHOTOS | Petter Hegre
TO SHOOT in this light, I always start by turning off all other light sources in the room, which prevents the indoor lighting from giving an ugly color shift in the tone of the body on the shadow side. If the indoor light is shining on one side of the model, and the window light on the other side, the color balance is usually off.
Window light is usually cold (around 7000 Kelvins). This means you should not expose it as if it is sunlight because your photos will end up with a bluecast. The best way to go is to expose it like it is shadow light.
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