Working With Sunshine, Or Natural Light And How To Apply It In Glamour Images
Although the majority of Glamour Images are produced in studio conditions, beauty artists can make the most from natural lighting and make some fabulous on-location shots. Sun is the basic source that emits clear white natural light - and there is no possible alternative to this near-infinite stream of quality shining; however, Sun's position on the welkin due to the time of day, atmospheric conditions and other factors can create a variety of effects you may exploit for artistic and unusual ambiance, impossible to recreate in studio conditions.
To begin with, a glamour photographer can work with three basic kinds of sunlight: in the early morning, in the bright of day and before dusk, or shortly after it.
The morning light vanishes fast, yet it is widely believed to be the best kind you can get - warm enough to preserve colors, diffused to avoid rough shadows, falling from sharp angle - simply perfect. When the Sun dawns, its beams fall at a very sharp angle and create some dramatic side-lighting which glamour photographers really love - it is soft and diffused, and it looks really glamorous.
Evening light is pretty much like one in the early morning: except that the latter is clearer - in the evening the air is full of particles stirred up by day's activities. In addition, after a hot day the ground sometimes cools down and steams, thus creating haze.
The final type of daylight to work with can be used at noon or in the afternoon, when color temperature of light is no longer orange but more like yellow or blue. At this time of day, shadows shorten and the color temperature falls - such conditions are not very suitable for Beauty Photography, apparently. The shadows are harsh, and so is the contrast, so tonal range becomes too wide for your camera to reproduce. As a beauty photographer, you can still make such conditions work for you by shooting glamour images with enhanced tonal contrast.
Therefore, depending on the time of the day and the type of light you get from the Sun, you can use the best of your skills and knowledge in creating stunning glamour images. Beauty photography is an art, and natural light only helps to unveil another side to it - very romantic and sensual, just as our sun-lit world.