Why Direct Window Light Is Often Bad Light
If you’ve ever been outside and looked up at the sun, you already know it’s a pretty harsh source of light. When that harsh sunlight hits people you’re trying to photograph, it’s not pretty. You get squinting, and ugly, hard shadows on your subject’s face, and it’s mighty unflattering, to say the least. Now, what if you put a clear piece of glass between your subject and the sun? Well, sadly, that wouldn’t change a dang thing, as harsh sunlight has no problem traveling right through that clear glass, and when it does, it’s just as harsh and nasty as ever. This really throws a lot of photographers because ...
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