it with your eyes you see the world in NUMBER_TOKENd because you have two eyes so even if the subject and the background are an identical color you could still tell them apart very easily your camera on the other hand does not see the world like you do it does not see it in NUMBER_TOKENd it does not understand depth like you do so you need to do something else to help your camera take a photo that matches what your eyes are seeing next time you watch one of your favorite films specifically really cinematic films joker the irishman i'm sure that elton john movie as well just pay close attention and every time you see a particular scene that looks very cinematic and just looks really good and almost can be a photo on its own just pause the movie and pay close attention to where the source of light is coming from and how the subject are positioned with regards to that source of light i am willing to bet that the vast majority of those scenes are either backlit or the light is coming directly from the side so it's hitting your subject or the subject in the movie either let's say NUMBER_TOKEN degrees NUMBER_TOKEN degrees or behind the subject the reason for that is unless there is a clear difference between your subject and the background so for example subjects wearing a bright red coat background is let's say pure white unless you have that kind of extreme contrast if you don't have the correct lighting you will find that the subject and the background will start to blend together to the point where there is no real differentiation between the two or you have to really focus to try and pick out the subject from the background furthermore if the source of light and the camera are coming from the same angle so let's say you've got a guy crossing the street and then you're shooting let's say that way but then the sun is behind you and it's going in the same direction then what you'll find is the subject and the background will be evenly lit or in other words will be flat lit therefore the subject and the background will start to blend together a little bit more and because the light is hitting the subject flat at least as far as your camera can see there is nothing for the light to wrap around and when light wraps around an object that's when you get the graduation of tone which is what gives the object a NUMBER_TOKENd like perception on a NUMBER_TOKENd photo what i'm trying to get at here is the first thing you need to start doing is paying close attention to where the source of light is coming from in your photos if you're shooting in the same direction as the light source then chances are you will not get the most NUMBER_TOKENd image or the most separation from your subjects and your backgrounds the moment you start to play with the light source obviously you can't play with the sun but you can play with where you're standing in relation to the sun then you can start to add a NUMBER_TOKENd tone to your photos you can then start to side light or backlight your subject in relation to the backgrounds therefore you will start to create a lot more separation and a lot more contrast within your images at this point i want to say a thank you to today's video sponsor which is squarespace i'm sure you'll know who they are i've been using them for donkey's years and they are my main portfolio they're my blog and they are my online store they make updating my website and my portfolio a piece of cake i can do it on my phone
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