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There is an old adage that says if the camera is the photographer's brush then light is their paint. You must choose your light as carefully as the artist chooses their paint. This article will provide basic information and discuss the uses of sunlight in digital photography. With a better understanding, you will 'see' light in a new way and use it to create better images.

Can you feel the mood of the light you are in now? Is it brash and bright at noon? Or is it misty and gloomy coming though the rain? Does moonlight give you a sense of eerie mystery? All light, natural and artificial, has certain characteristics.

All light has intensity. That simply means it has a measurable level of brightness. A strobe gives off a tremendous amount of light for a short distance but relatively speaking is still not very intense. Because light intensity diminishes with distance, this should be kept in mind.

All light has a direction from which it originated. Direction may be clearly defined due to a single source. Using multiple sources or diffusion, decreases the apparent direction or may eliminate it altogether.

All light has color. The color of light depends on two things, the source of it's origin and the materials it passes through. Fluorescent, incandescent, electronic flashes and sun light all have different color mixes. Sun light is further dependent on the time of day and atmospheric conditions.

Here's a little landscape photography tip to think about next time you are traveling. Try visiting the site you want to shoot during off hours to avoid the crowds ending up in your pictures. If that will not work, try being the first one admitted. You can get a lot done before the crowds show up. If there are people around, be patient and ready to shoot when there isn't anyone in the frame.

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