Camera Lighting and Techniques

High speed photography
High speed photography is where you can catch images such as glass breaking. For this you need an extremely fast shutter speed.

 

Black and white photography
Black and white photography can be used to create some powerful images and is only used in specific cases. Black and white effects are usually created after a picture is taken on some editing software however some cameras have the ability to take black and white photos already.

Smoke art photography
Smoke art photography is used to produce pictures of the pattern smoke creates. This can create some beautiful pictures.

Lighting

The sun is a photographers key lighting equipment however on days where the sun isn't doing it's best photographers will use special reflective systems to make it shine on the model/object. If you point it directly at the model the harsher it will make the picture.

To improve the way silver and white reflectors work and you're not outside then the best thing to do is shine a light directly onto the object/person. This creates a higher quality of image.

To create some high quality images that stand out better a good technique is to make sure the lighting is behind the person/object. To get a great look your lights must be extremely bright so often strobe lights are used. The technique can add effective shadows and make the picture look extremely professional.

If you're shooting a picture at night then the best way to make it look more vibrant is to have already existing lights on the shot for example, lamp posts. However bright lights and reflectors are brought to make the subject of the shot look more appealing and bright.