1. Explain the purpose of natural and artificial light and colour
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Natural and Artificial Light and Colour
Learn to work with daylight, household light and mixed colour.
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What you will learn
2. Apply a practical method to work with daylight, household light and mixed colour
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3. Recognise the main technical, safety or professional risk
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4. Review the result and record one useful improvement
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Step-by-step practice
Step 1. Identify why natural and artificial light and colour matters to the photograph you want to make.
Step 2. Prepare the subject, location, equipment and any required permission.
Step 3. Practise how to work with daylight, household light and mixed colour.
Step 4. Review focus, exposure, light, composition, story and responsible practice.
Step 5. Complete this activity: Make a daylight and indoor-light portrait, then correct the colour deliberately.
Safe and responsible practice: Keep lamps, cables and stands stable, cool and clear of walkways.
Practical activity
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Make a daylight and indoor-light portrait, then correct the colour deliberately.
Good-practice checklist
Light direction and quality are deliberate
Colour supports the intended mood
Complete the practical activity for natural and artificial light and colour
Record settings or decisions that produced the best result
Review the result on a second screen or as a print
Ask a qualified person when safety, privacy or legal consequences are significant
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