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This chapter is about the topic light.
Yes, light is basically the most important thing
to take a photo.
Of course, there are several things that affect
a beautiful photo, but light is the most
important one.
Because without light, no photo.
For us, beautiful light is always more important
than a beautiful location.
If we are looking for a location for
a wedding shooting or a couple shooting, the
light is always our top priority.
Yes, even if we have found a really
spectacular location, but notice that the light is
bad there, we prefer to look for another
location.
In this chapter, we will talk about our
favorite light, but also all the other light
situations we have to deal with on a
wedding day.
Yes, how we handle a different situation, that's
what it's all about now.
Exactly, and also which lens is the best
choice in which light situation.
We'll show you again some photos and start
with the hard light.
Hard light is one of the most difficult
light situations for us.
This is very often the case with summer
weddings, unless you live in England.
Yes, every photographer knows the situations in which
one prays for clouds.
Maybe you already had the situation at an
outdoor wedding.
Yes, if the location is great, great setting,
but the sun burns down.
That's mostly when it's too early in the
day for the wedding.
At weddings, you usually don't have a choice
and you need to deal with the situation
as it is.
Yes, the hard light is usually around noon
until late afternoon.
Yes, just when the sun is at its
highest.
Nevertheless, we always try to photograph the light
slightly from behind, so that the object is
slightly illuminated from the back.
Yes, you can see that very well in
this photo.
Yes, the people are slightly lit from the
back right and thus the faces are in
the shade.
If the light shines into your face from
the front, you always have those hard shadows
under your nose or eyes.
If the people are very far away, then
that's not so bad.
But in this picture, for example, that would
be not nice.
At weddings, for example, it is especially hard
when the bride is standing in the blazing
sunshine with her white dress.
Yes, this makes the dress extremely bright and
it will be difficult to properly expose the
photo, so it looks nice in the end
as well.
We are generally not a fan of taking
portraits in hard light.
If we as photographers have a choice, then
of course we choose a soft light.
Yes, we'll come to that later.
In this photo, for example, there was actually
hard light, but there were a few light
-scarce clouds, therefore the photo does not seem
too bright.
But when you look at the shadow on
the crown, then you can see that the
sun was still very strong.
The good thing is that the dress was
not pure white, but rather peach cream or
something like this.
Yes, this looks very nice even in hard
light.
It was already late afternoon in this photo
and the sun was already a bit lower.
Nevertheless, the light is still very strong as
you can see from the hard edges on
her hair.
In addition, the photo has extremely high contrast
and everything seems a bit restless.
For example, the hedge on the left in
the picture.
Take a look at this photo because we
show you what the same lighting situation looks
like when you break the light on something.
In the next example, we show you how
to use light that is actually still too
hard for our taste.
The last photo was an engagement shoot in
Mallorca.
The two actually wanted pictures on a cliff.
We knew, however, that the sun was still
too high to take pictures on the cliff
and that's why we first took a few
photos in an old village.
You can see how beautifully you can play
with light and shade.
The two are actually completely in the shade,
only the heads are slightly hit by the
sun.
In addition, you can nicely see the course
of the shade and the light irradiation.
That somehow gives the picture something magical.
The picture also lives on the shadows cast
by the narrow streets in the background.
If everything was bright, that would not look
so nice.
The right photo is Simlia.
That was in the streets of Marrakesh.
Here we put the couple specifically into the
light cone.
And of course you have to take care
that you then expose accordingly so that the
dress does not get too bright.
There we prefer to take a slightly darker
picture so that nothing in the picture is
overexposed.
The next example is of a wedding.
When we need to do portraits at a
wedding in the harsh light, we are always
looking for a place in the shade.
We have this situation very often because we
actually always split the shoot.
Simply so that in the evening the couple
is not away from the guests for too
long.
In this case we also started in the
shade and around the little tree in the
background.
But the two moved a lot and it
was impossible for them to stay in the
shade.
And then we just continued shooting in the
hard light.
That is how this photo came about.
For sure this is not the most beautiful
light but a very nice moment.
Also in the right picture you can see
that despite the hard light we photographed the
people so that they are illuminated slightly from
behind.
Next we come to the broken light.
We often have the situation when the sun
is still shining brightly from behind.
Then we often look for an object on
which we let the light break.
Remember the picture of the bride who walked
up the street.
That is the same lighting situation and time.
In this case the light is broken by
the trees.
This makes the light much softer.
A short story about the picture.
That was on an allotment in Mallorca.
And the two of them said to us
at the Getting Ready that they like to
rely on us when choosing the location for
the wedding ceremony.
But they would like to have something with
a great view like on the photos on
our Instagram.
And we then told them that we would
recommend to look for a place in the
shade at this time of the day.
Simply for the reason that it is much
more pleasant and they should enjoy their wedding.
At this time of the day it would
not have been possible to take a nice
photo with a great view because the light
was still too hard.
Yes, so we explained to the two of
them that we'll be taking pictures with a
great view at the sunset session anyway.
Chris then looked for this nice quiet place
between the olive trees.
And this was the ideal place for the
wedding ceremony.
As a result the two could enjoy their
wedding much better because they did not have
to stand in the blazing heat.
It was also super romantic between the olive
trees.
And later we shot pictures in the right
light with a nice view.
Here are two more pictures of the olive
grove.
The two could really enjoy the wedding.
The location could be captured particularly beautifully with
the 85mm lens.
We knew already at the wedding that the
pictures with the 85mm lens would turn out
great.
We had a lot of space to take
full body pictures of the two.
This allowed the background to become very soft
and the light to be captured beautifully.
So if you have to shoot at a
time when the sun is still very high
then always look for a place where you
can break the light.
Also here we started the shoot when the
sun was still a bit higher.
The plan was actually to just do a
session on the beach.
If you take pictures on the beach especially
on the west coast like here in Portugal
then you always have the situation that the
sun sets directly on the sea.
This always gives you very strong light because
the sun does not break anywhere.
That's why we mostly take pictures on the
beach just right before sunset.
Otherwise the sun is simply too strong.
That's why we just started with some photos
between the trees before we went to the
beach.
In the next picture Chris influenced the light.
That was a wedding and the wedding was
in a greenhouse.
The sun was very high.
Shown directly from above through the glass, right?
There was the possibility to completely pull the
curtains on the ceiling.
That's what we ended up doing.
At the top of the picture you can
easily see the curtain.
By pulling the curtain the light is probed
and it looks like a big sun sail.
Here you can see that the groom still
has slight shadows under his eyes.
Without this curtain it would have become terrible.
We would have been annoyed afterwards.
Of course the bridal couple does not even
notice that kind of stuff.
You just have to design it so that
you can work well and your results become
beautiful.
Sometimes we also move the bridal couple's chairs
before the wedding so they sit in a
better light.
Just get involved in the action.
Here's another example of broken light at a
wedding ceremony.
The sun was still very high and it's
nicely broken by the tree.
At the right at a couple shoot.
Also here we look for a place between
the trees to have some shade because the
sun was still very high.
The next lighting situation that we are talking
about is shade or cloudy.
Simply no more direct sunlight.
In the first picture we just waited until
the car was in the shade because the
two wanted a picture in the car.
This picture and the next two were in
the same place.
The pictures are from the getting ready for
a wedding on Mallorca.
The finger was actually very modern inside and
we prefer it a bit more rustic.
We picked this place for the women's getting
ready.
This was a covered part of the terrace
which was open to the front.
I've seen that the light comes in really
nice like spots from the front and also
the rustic look was very nice.
That's why we did the getting ready there.
We built the chair there and the beauty
was everything was neat there.
Of course in the rooms it was not
so clean in the background.
Again you can see that you can definitely
intervene and stay where the best place for
getting ready is.
The next photo is from a wedding at
Lake Praes.
Maybe you know this spot but you should
know that this is a very touristic spot.
In summer it is completely overcrowded with tourists.
These two came with all their families and
friends from Australia to marry there.
We advised the couple and the wedding planner
not to start the wedding until the sun
disappeared behind the mountains.
Unfortunately they did not want to listen to
us and the wedding took place in the
blazing sun.
This picture was taken after the sun was
behind the mountain and the lake was in
the shade.
Because at a lake it is always difficult
to take pictures when the sun reflects on
it.
We always check the course of the sun
in advance with the Sunseeker app.
This allows us to see very well when
the sun disappears behind the mountains and when
we have a nice natural shade.
Because in the shade without direct sunlight one
can very nicely depict people together with a
location.
Because then everything is lit evenly.
The next photo was taken in the shade.
The nice thing is that the opposite wall
is reflecting some light that you can always
use very nicely if you look before whether
the light is reflected somewhere.
The next two photos are also taken in
the shade.
Especially at photo shoots in the city you
often have, due to the streets, early shadows.
These pictures are from November so the sun
was not very high here either.
That's why we had shadows earlier on.
Nevertheless you always have direction from which the
brightness comes.
In this case the brightness came from the
front on the couple.
It was cloudy in this photo.
Nevertheless the brightness comes from one direction, namely
from the left front.
To the right of the two there was
a dark rock wall.
So even in cloudy weather there is always
a direction from which more brightness comes.
You have to pay attention to this and
it is best to check beforehand where the
light comes from and then take photos in
the right direction.
Often you can explain that logically.
In these two examples the sun was still
very high.
The last picture is a first look situation
on the wedding day.
That was around noon in very hot light.
Of course we took pictures all the time
while the bride was walking down the path.
But it was clear to us that the
best pictures were likely to be taken when
the bride stepped into the shade.
Yes, that's exactly how it turned out.
We already positioned the groom in the shade
from the outset.
As a result we had equal light when
they met and could photograph in all directions.
Also in the picture on the right we
placed the couple in the shade of the
tree.
Below you can see that some light falls
on the dress while the heads are up
in the shade.
When the sun is still very high we
usually look for such a shady area.
Also in the next photo the couple is
standing in the shade of the tree.
That was about one and a half hour
before sunset.
Later we took pictures on the coast at
sunset.
In this case the shade was the right
choice.
From the front the crown reflected some light
in the faces of the two.
The good thing is that the crown was
not too green.
Otherwise it would have had a negative effect
on the skin tones.
If you place your couple in the shade
then you have to be careful that the
background does not overexpose you.
In this case we specifically chose the mountainous
background.
So the background was not too bright.
This gives the photo a bit more contrast.
So if you choose to position the couple
in the shade there should still be enough
light from the front to lighten up the
couple.
And in the background it should not be
too bright.
Also for the deco pictures as for example
the table setting here we always wait for
shade.
This can be a cloud for example.
Ideally we will only take the pictures when
the sun such as here disappears behind the
tree and the house.
So do not go crazy from the beginning
but wait for the right time for the
deco pictures.
Because also here the light is crucial.
For example we have discussed this with the
wedding planner.
She then told us shortly before she opened
the dinner area.
Sometimes we play it safe and take some
pictures in the afternoon already.
And later in the ideal light we do
it again.
It is also important that you do this
before the guests hang their jackets over the
chairs.
At this wedding there was constant change all
day between clouds and sun.
Luckily we had clouds during the wedding ceremony.
That was ideal because otherwise the bridal couple
would have had a light from the front
in their faces all the time.
Yes, shade was perfect and we did not
have any problems with the post-production.
For the next picture there was also a
change between clouds and sun during the shoot.
Whenever the sun shone the gravel bed was
far too bright for our taste.
So we knew we had to wait for
a cloud to get the ideal result.
Also for these two photos it was cloudy.
In the left photo it was only a
thin cloudy veil.
Therefore the couple still gets nice soft light
through the cloud.
You can see that on their hair and
the soft light gives them very beautiful silhouette.
In the right photo the lighting mood was
rather gloomy.
So a dark cloud layer.
Nevertheless the light comes slightly from behind as
you can see on his shoulder.
Also in this photo, one of our favorite
pictures, it was cloudy.
Had the sun shone the picture would never
have been so beautiful.
The wedding was in the afternoon and on
their way out the sun would have been
right in their faces from the front.
Yes, it was just such a typical situation
where as a photographer you pray for clouds.
Of course there is always some luck involved.
Yes, and in this situation it turned out
great.
You noticed already we are indeed fans of
clouds.
The next light situation we are looking at
together is window light indoor.
The photo is only photographed with natural light.
In general we always work without flash.
Except at the party in the evening.
So here we turned off all the lights
in the room and worked only with window
light.
We always have this lighting situation at the
getting ready.
When we started photographing weddings we often forgot
to turn off the lights during the getting
ready.
Especially bad are these small spotlights that are
often installed in the ceiling.
This light often makes very bad skin tones
or drops shadows under the eyes.
In addition this mixed light is very difficult
for post production.
Mixed light means that different light temperatures and
light colors are mixed.
For example cold window light with warm artificial
light.
Therefore you should always switch off all artificial
light sources at the getting ready or at
indoor shootings.
Sometimes it's nice when there are some small
sources of light in the background.
The pictures we show you now are all
photographed without artificial light.
So back to this photo.
We had windows from the front as well
as from the back.
That was of course idle for the picture.
Also here we can see quite well that
we had windows lights from the right.
Of course the light behaves differently depending on
the distance to the light source.
The closer you are to the window the
brighter the foreground.
You can see that in the picture below
on the right side.
Also at the bright getting ready we had
nice window light from the front.
That's just the idle case.
We usually take pictures in such a way
that the light falls on the person from
the front.
Of course you can shoot against the light
but we rarely do that.
We prefer to photograph the light from the
front because the picture is clearer then.
For the bright we like it when the
light from the front is a bit softer.
For example if there is still a white
curtain hanging in the front of the window
this makes the light softer.
For the groom we also like hard light
very much.
You can pull the curtain closed a bit
so that the light source is still smaller
and as a result the light even more
bundled.
The room becomes also darker and you get
more contrast in the picture.
Here for example the groom is directly in
front of the window.
We especially like this look for men.
We would rather place women a little further
away from the window.
Also for detailed pictures like in the picture
on the right here we like hard light
and play with the light and shade.
In addition you can thereby completely blank out
a room that is perhaps not so nice
in color.
By putting the person in the light the
background will be shown darker.
Here too in this picture the groom is
full focused because he is placed directly in
the light of the window.
On the left in the picture I pulled
the curtain slightly.
This is just a very nice portrait light
for men.
Also in the next example we have a
window light indoor.
Here the light comes from right and left.
Of course you have to be careful that
you place the couple in such a way
that they also get some light from the
front.
In this case we have put her pretty
far back so that still some light falls
on her face from the front.
In addition the white bed sheet reflects some
light from the front onto their faces.
The next light situation is the artificial light.
Of course this light can really cause you
a lot of trouble in post-processing.
If you have only artificial light in the
photo then that's great.
Especially if all lights have the same color
and light temperature.
For example in this picture it was easy
to process.
You simply had to adjust the white balance.
Of course it is most beautiful when the
artificial light is soft as in this case.
We always give our bright colorative to rather
choose many soft light sources than a few
hard spotlights.
Besides we are not friends of colorful lights
in the evening.
In these two photos we again have the
fairy lights as a source of light.
These fairy lights are our favorite artificial light
anyway.
You just have so many sources of light
and especially if there are fairy lights with
real bulbs the light color is really nice.
For example there are more modern fairy lights
with LED bulbs.
However the color of the LED light is
not so nice and warm.
For these two photos fairy lights were the
only source of light.
You can also see that we already had
a pretty high ISO in both pictures.
On the left it's 1600 and on the
right 2500.
Also for the next photo we only worked
with available light.
Here we actually worked the whole evening with
an ISO 4000 to 6400.
By capturing the room light so beautifully the
picture gets a very nice atmosphere.
One would not have been able to capture
this mood so beautiful with a flash.
Here again a picture with the fairy lights.
In this picture it is a mix of
fairy lights and sparklers.
The colors of the different light sources harmonize
very well in this case.
The beauty of the picture is that the
faces are slightly shaded and the light comes
from behind.
In this picture is also a string of
lights hanging in the middle of the table.
The dinner took place outdoors and it was
dark around.
This gives the faces a lot of light
from the front and from behind the people
are dark.
The light makes a very nice atmosphere and
it was easy to take pictures.
We photographed here with ISO 3200.
In the evening we always take pictures with
the aperture open.
This keeps image noise low and gives us
optimal quality.
Now we come to the next light situation,
sunrise and sunset.
Both light situations have a very low position
of the sun.
As a result the light comes from a
very shallow angle.
This photo is a sunrise.
We photographed the photo with backlight.
The lower the sun is the weaker it
is.
Nevertheless, of course, it still has a certain
strength.
And we always like it when there is
still something between the couple and the sun,
which gives depth to the photo.
We always pay attention so that during the
location search.
In this example you can see that the
landscape gives the picture a nice color contrast.
In addition the light breaks somewhat on the
mountains and you can see the light beams
very beautiful.
This picture was taken with a 2.5
aperture.
This leaves the background a bit higher in
the contrast.
Especially with backlight photos there is a risk
that the deep color channels will be lost
a bit.
Especially if you work with an open aperture.
This photo is a sunset.
Here we have not placed the sun exactly
behind the couple, but it comes from slightly
to the right rear.
In general we are not fans of the
blatant backlight.
Here we find it nice that the sun
is still in the picture.
The couple is illuminated slightly from the side
and thus gets a very nice edge from
the light.
Again, this is a sunset.
Depending on which lens you use, the light
breaks differently.
We have already talked about it when we
spoke about lenses.
In the left photo the light comes from
the left behind.
In the right picture it is actually right
from the side.
In both pictures we have made sure that
there is still something in the background, which
gives the picture a bit of depth.
In the next picture we also have side
light from the right.
For sunrise and sunset the following applies.
The lower the sun is, the better you
can capture the people together with the location.
This is simply not possible at any other
time of the day.
So you can remember.
If you want to photograph people together with
nature, then you have to wait for the
right light.
Balanced light is important here.
The same is true even if you photograph
landscapes without people.
That too looks best at sunset and sunrise.
Landscape photographers spend their night in the mountains
and then take their pictures at sunrise.
This is a sunset in the mountains.
That was about 15 minutes before sunset.
In the mountains you rarely have a direct
sunset, unless you are at the top of
the summit.
Here the light comes from the left, as
you can see, from the rays on the
upper left.
We also wanted to shoot in the other
direction, to the right.
However, we still had to wait a bit,
because in the mountains you often have the
problem that the peaks are still illuminated for
a very long time.
Due to the fact that the people are
already in the shade, it can happen that
then the illuminated peaks are too bright in
the background.
We always wait until the sun is completely
gone.
These two photos are also a sunset.
In both pictures the sun has just disappeared
behind a hill.
This gives a very soft, warm light on
the people.
The left picture shows the light from the
left, the right one from the right behind.
We especially like this soft light.
Here are again two pictures of a sunset.
You notice there are more sunset photos than
sunrise photos.
If you compare the pictures, then you will
see that the right picture looks much brighter.
This is partly due to the location choice.
In the left picture the horizon runs further
up in the picture.
As a result, we have less sky than
in the right picture.
In the right picture the people are standing
directly on a cliff.
In the left picture we still have a
lot of landscape and depth in the picture.
We personally like it in the left picture
better, because it has more depth and looks
a bit richer.
Also in our next picture we again have
the situation that the sun has just set.
As a result we again have this very
soft light from behind on the people.
Our next photo here is a sunset directly
at the sea that was in Portugal and
thus the west coast.
To be able to photograph properly with backlight
we always wait until the sun is very
low.
Before that it's just too bright as far
as the reflection on the water is concerned.
Then it's almost impossible to photograph with backlight.
The next picture was also in the evening.
That was about 30 minutes before sunset, so
the light is a bit harder.
Again we have photographed so that the sun
comes from the right side.
So that's it for sunset and sunrise.
And now we come to the light that
is either right before sunrise or right after
sunset.
This light is our absolute favorite light besides
sunset and sunrise.
We call this light after light.
The time of the day when there is
this light is also called blue hour.
One could also say dawn or dusk.
As I said we love to take pictures
in this light and it's always exciting because
it's a race against the time.
Depending on how clear the sky is you
always have particularly impressive colors in the sky
during this time.
This light gives the photo a special depth.
Of course it always also depends on from
which direction you photograph the light.
We never photograph this light as a backlight
but either sideways or from the front.
At sunset we shoot with backlight and when
the sun is gone we can turn around
the complete set and take a picture in
the other direction.
This gives the picture a very special look.
We are often asked how we achieve the
beautiful colors in editing.
The basic requirement for beautiful colors is always
the light you work with.
If the picture is taken in bad light
you cannot save it with good editing anymore.
And that is why light is the most
important thing for us and comes first.
It is worthwhile then if you work on
this topic a bit.
Of course you always need some luck as
well because the light behaves differently depending on
whether it is cloudy or very clear.
In addition the sunset also has different colors
depending on the season.
Yeah, sometimes for example it's way too red
after sunset.
Then it will also be difficult in the
post-production.
In our first example the light comes slightly
from the front on the faces.
You can see it in his face.
When we shoot at afterlight we always work
with a high ISO value.
You cannot photograph this light with an ISO
100 or 200.
The period of time during which you can
shoot is very short.
It then gets dark extremely fast and you
have to be careful to regularly turn up
the ISO.
In the afterlight you can also take especially
good pictures of people with a spectacular scenery
in nature.
This is again due to a balanced lighting
on both the landscape and the people.
It is similar to the sunset or in
the shade.
However the colors are even richer and fuller.
This photo is one of our absolute favorite
pictures.
The photo was also taken during afterlight.
It was on the top of a mountain
in Austria at minus 25 degrees Celsius.
We had checked before when the last gondolas
went down.
There were only a few days of the
year when it was possible to stay on
the mountain long enough to photograph during afterlight.
The last gondola even had to wait for
us because we did not want to stop
taking pictures in the best light.
They had been ringing the bell all the
time until we finally ran fast to the
summit station.
That was really an unforgettable experience.
It was also a test of endurance of
the cameras.
Which in the end only worked very slowly
still.
Also for us it was a test of
endurance.
Chris could not continue to take pictures after
10 minutes because his fingers were frozen to
the camera.
I had black fingernails for two weeks afterwards.
But it was worth it.
For the next picture here it was a
bit brighter still as you can see at
the ISO.
The colors were already very nice as you
can see from the sky in the background.
The beautiful colors in the sky are also
a special feature of this light atmosphere.
We then continued to photograph for a bit
longer and in the end we were at
ISO 2500 or so.
Also in the next photo you can see
we took pictures with ISO 1000.
The pictures simply have much deeper colors than
the pictures with sun.
Our next picture was taken in the early
morning.
So to speak blue hour in the morning
just before sunrise.
It was really the best time to take
pictures in the desert.
As a result the colors are just beautiful.
The sand has a very rich color and
in the sky you can still see the
dawn.
Later we took pictures with the sun but
that was just not comparable.
The only downside is that it's really freezing
cold in the desert at night.
Since we wanted to take pictures before sunrise
already we practically started out in complete darkness.
The two were barefoot and they almost froze
their feet.
The next picture is again after light so
it was taken after sunset.
That was the most spectacular blue hour we've
ever seen and we've ever photographed.
We have never seen such stark colors in
the sky.
The sky was really blue.
It looks almost unreal.
We have never seen such beautiful colors in
nature as during our trip through Morocco.
The sky was crystal clear and therefore the
colors were so beautiful.
At night you could also see the stars
incredibly beautifully.
Our guide Dan explained how to photograph the
Milky Way.
It was a dream.
The light comes here again from the front
onto the faces.
Here is another example of the same shoot.
For the left photo it was a bit
lighter.
You can see that in the ISO and
exposure time.
The sun was already gone however.
The right photo was taken about 10 minutes
later.
We wanted to do the same picture again
in a different light because the light was
much more spotted then.
The colors in the pictures on the right
are much deeper because it was already dark.
You can also see that we were already
at the ISO 1250 and aperture 1.6.
For the next picture it was still quite
bright.
As you can see from the exposure time.
It was just before sunset but the sun
was already behind a small layer of clouds.
This already provided the after light look.
We also had this light variation with our
live couple shoot on the beach.
So it looks like after light because of
the thin cloud layer.
In that case you can already work very
nicely with the light from the front.
Also in our next photo the sun was
already gone.
That was an allotment in the stone desert
of Morocco.
The time was perfect for the wedding.
Because during the day it would have been
way too hot.
As you can see from the exposure time
in ISO it was not really dark yet.
Also here we photographed with the light from
the front.
As a result the sky gets very nice
colors.
The haze layer in the background also breaks
the light and gives the picture very nice
colors.
Now we come to our last picture for
the topic of after light and blue hour.
For this photo there is really already twilight.
In April we photographed the allotment of the
two in Mauritius.
They actually wanted to let the balloons fly
on the wedding day.
However it rained at night.
We then suggested to let the balloon fly
at the after wedding shoot.
We knew that the best time was dusk.
For incomplete darkness it would have been impossible
for us to take a nice picture.
At dusk we were able to illuminate the
two idly and you can also see the
sea.
The colors in the pictures are very beautiful
that would not have been possible at night.
In addition the balloons throw a very nice
light on the faces of the two.
This picture is just very special because it
meant so much to both of them.
That's why it's also one of our favorite
pictures.
Because it's very real and it reminds us
of a great experience.
So that was it about light.
So now you know how we classify the
different light situations and how we work with
them.
We hope you have learned a lot from
it and it helps you to get even
better results in the future.
We wish you always good light.
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