5 Spots in Your House to Capture Low Light Images

You’re intrigued by those dramatic images that have ‘low light’ or, in other words, not a lot of light. You like the shadows that it produces and you find that they pull you right in. But, you are unsure your house has those low light spots. You’re not sure how to go about finding the low light in your home.  Well, allow me to ease your mind and help get you on the right track. There are a few spaces in every home that will allow for low light images. I can guarantee you have at least 3 of these things in your home. Here are 5 Spots in Your House to Capture Low Light Images!

Rooms with small or less windows

In order to create low light images, there must be low light! Rooms in your home that will do better in low light instances would be ones that have little windows OR ones that have only one window as opposed to three. These spots in our homes can vary from home to home. For my house, my bedroom only has one small window, but it is actually one of the places in my home that gets the prettiest low light!

Rooms that have varied lighting

Look for rooms where the light changes throughout the day. There might be some times during the day that the light is really intense, and then other times where it creates a nice light fall off. These rooms will help create dramatic low light images.

Rooms that have a pocket of light

These pockets of light usually happen later in the day. I tend to find pockets of light when the sun is close to setting. Pockets of light occur when there is bright, dramatic light coming in through the window that causes the rest of the scene to look dark. If you think you don’t have any pockets of light in your home, guess again. These are easy to find with rooms that have smaller windows, but you can also create pockets of light by closing blinds, covering larger windows partly or all the way. You can be in control of your light. You don’t have to have it bright and sunshin-y all day every day. If you find your house lets in a lot of light (first, lucky you, I wish I had a ton of light), close blinds and cover windows to make the light work the way you want it to work.

Rooms with artificial light

If you find you still have too much light in your house, wait until dark. Then find rooms that have nice artificial light. What you are looking for is light that isn’t directly overhead. For example, in my bathroom, the artificial light in there is wonderful because it’s on my wall instead of overhead lighting. The light coming from there is much more pleasing. Another example would be a room that has a lamp. Turn off all other light sources and only use ONE light source when dealing with artificial light. In other words, that room with the lamp, use ONLY the lamp and not the overhead light. This will help create dramatic low light images!

ANY room + an electronic device

I told you you would have at least 3 of these, this is one of those three! Use ANY room in your house plus an electronic device. Turn off all other light and only have the screen light up the room. Some favorite devices I have used include: computer, TV, phone, night light. You get the idea. Any room can become a fun low light scene with the help of your electronic devices!

Any room in your house can become a low light scenario if you just think outside the box a little and push yourself to look for the light. It’s there (or in some cases, not there and we have to add it) if you just look for it!

For more Low Light Tips and Tricks, check out my course, Mastering Low Light!

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