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We've introduced #CreateYourLight, #ShootingWithWindowLight is our first photography theme, here we share supporting hints & tips to get you inspired! Now over to you at-home photographers: you have 2 weeks to improve your photography skills, shooting a subject by window light and share it with us on Instagram @nikoneurope @nikonfr @nikondach or @nikonuknordic using the hashtags #CreateYourLight #ShootingWithWindowLight, tag our page, and add your city.

There are, in fact, some interesting photographical advantages to spending time at home. When we are indoors there are many spots around your home that can be turned into great photographic locations if you understand how to work with window light. Here are some tips and techniques that explain how to work with window light so you can get creative with your camera and take some great images in your home.

There are many ways to use window light, all of which give various different types of lighting patterns. Where you put yourself as a photographer and where you place your subject in relation to the window will also have a huge effect on the image. When we work with window light, we are shooting with directional light. This gives us the option of using the window light as a side light, front light or back light.

When working with light, as a general rule, the larger the light source is in relation to the subject, the softer the light is. The smaller the light source is, the more intense the light will be. Small light sources will also often create very hard and deep shadows.

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