Comments on: What is Quality of Light and How to Use it to Take Better Photos https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/ Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-58013 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:17:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-58013 Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-52828 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:15:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-52828 In reply to Prue.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Prue https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-52827 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:19:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-52827 Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-16029 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 04:15:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-16029 In reply to MountainSage.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: MountainSage https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-15959 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:17:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-15959 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: MountainSage https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-15958 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:14:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-15958 Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-15955 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:42:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-15955 Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: MountainSage https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-15948 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:10:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-15948 Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Guest https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-15947 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-15947 Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1104 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 06:43:18 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1104 In reply to Glen O.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Glen O https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1103 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:28:21 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1103 In reply to Darlene.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1102 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 02:16:33 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1102 In reply to Jim.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Jim https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1101 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 22:37:38 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1101 In reply to Darlene.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1100 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 21:05:45 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1100 In reply to Surya Prakash.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1099 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 21:02:40 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1099 In reply to Amelia Mello.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1098 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 21:01:42 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1098 In reply to Jim.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1097 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:57:44 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1097 In reply to Christine.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1096 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:56:56 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1096 In reply to maddie.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1095 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:55:41 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1095 In reply to Anca Tatucu.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1094 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:54:41 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1094 In reply to Steven Li.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1093 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:54:21 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1093 In reply to Donnie.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1092 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:53:13 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1092 In reply to nestor ordoƱ.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1091 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:50:10 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1091 In reply to GlenO.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1090 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:43:03 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1090 In reply to m.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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By: Darlene https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/quality-of-light-what-is-it-how-to-use-it/#comment-1089 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:41:04 +0000 https://www.herviewphotography.com/?p=9072#comment-1089 In reply to Ardell.

Hi Morgan – sure I’ll try to help you understand that.

First – it’s not the light that is causing your photos to be grainy, that is noise. Noise is caused by a few things: long exposures, underexposure, and shooting at high ISO. Such will be the case if you are shooting at night under street lights – low light. So it’s the lack of quantity of light causing that not the lights themselves.

Studio lights provide a LOT of light in terms of quantity so you do not have the same issues there. So noise or grain is caused by lack of light (quantity).

Secondly – quality of light has to do with the size of the light source. Street lights are small – so they are hard light sources. Big softboxes in the studio are large so are soft light sources.

Does that help?

Here are some other articles that might help.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-high-iso-and-take-sharper-photos/

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/six-tips-for-getting-the-best-quality-images-every-time/

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