- Watch and learn how light behaves. Make sure that there is enough light in the image to make it look appealing.
- Using a curtain can help to provide a good shade of lighting.
- Using a reflector can help, but don’t light the subject from under. Try to light them from above or the side.
- When shooting outside, it is better for the sun to be shining from the sides and not from the top.
- Keep in mind how an atmosphere changes with light. Use different angles when shooting a house or landscape, and shoot at different times of the day.
- Arrive to the shooting location early, and shoot either during the sunset, sunrise, or blue hour. This is when natural lighting is good.
- Keep the lighting as simple as possible and work with what you already have.
- Shooting RAW is essential so that you can go in later and fix up the photo.
- If you want to shoot shadows and contrast, light is most intense during the middle of the day, so this would be a good time to photograph.
- handmade lamps work well together with natural light to make a great effect.