Beautiful Lighting Available Light Photography

Available light can be refered as ambient lighting. It means any source of lighting that is not created by the photographer using tools such as strobe lighting or flash for the purpose of taking photograph. A couple of obvious example of this natural lighting could be the Sun or Moon. Different example could be artificial lights that's already there. For an Example, a vehicle’s head lights, pole lights on the street, or glowing source from a retail store sign.
Ambient lighting requires extra skill to perfect the picture than simply popping a flash at ETTL mode. Depending on the scenario, the subject may not face towards certain direction. The brightness is also not adjustable because you’re not going to inform the Sun what to do. Typically, a talented photographer will manipulate the natural source of light with reflectors to brighten up the subject in a certain way. Shades may also put in good use in outdoor photography because often the sun may be very harsh on the subject. My favorite lighting is the window light. Having a subject stand in front of the window or glass door can create some superb pictures. The glass can defuse the incoming lighting and often it creates a soft box effect. The main difference between ambient lighting and studio lighting is that ambient is very soft, and can improve the vibrant color of the image. Studio lighting is more rich in contrast, and it creates a very sharp look depending on the setup.
Typically, for a wedding photographer ambient lighting can be used as fill- source to assist the primary lighting. A superb photographer who knows what he’s doing have so many ways to manipulate ambient lighting to make a picture to tell a lovely story. The success of available light photography is all depends on the surroundings of the scene, the time, and the ability of a professional photographer.