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I've scheduled April's Introduction to Photography classes, so I figured I'd write about light because it's the raw material we work with as photographers.

We get involved with it throughout the course while working in manual exposure mode.

During the first three Introduction to Photography class meetings, we extensively cover camera operation, composition, and getting involved with the light we work with while working in manual exposure mode.

The last thing we discuss during the Introduction to Photography class's fourth (last) meeting is the specific characteristics of light.

What's the difference between getting involved with light and talking about its specific characteristics?

Since a photograph is a recording of light, as photographers, we're always involved in light, whether we realize it or not.

However, as soon as we learn to observe and describe the characteristics of light we're seeing, not only are we involved with the light on a basic level, we're now explicitly describing the light in terms of color, direction, distribution, duration, intensity, movement, and texture; this is an advanced thought process to bring into our photography because it familiarizes us with the light we plan to photograph.  

When we become familiar with the light we're working with, it helps us drive our compositions.

For example, when we learn to meter, we're able to measure and become familiar with the characteristic of light intensity/brightness; this is important because it allows us to understand what shutter, speeds, apertures, and ISOs we'll be working with.

When we do this (measure light intensity) while tying it into imagined compositional possibilities, we get a good idea of what we can and can't do in terms of camera operation and composition.

As a result, we'll operate our cameras intentionally and confidently and make the best pictures possible, given the light we're working with.

Our understanding of photography strengthens when we're familiar with and understand the light we're working with because we can observe and describe it.

When that happens, we become better photographers.

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