Natural light is the go-to for many photographers, especially when you’re starting out. It’s intuitive—what you see is what you get. If you’re photographing near a window, outdoors, or in a space with soft ambient light, you can get beautiful, airy images without touching a single lighting modifier.
For this shoot, I used my Canon R5 with a 50mm f/1.2 lens and photographed wide open at f/1.2 to capture soft, dreamy portraits with beautiful depth. Natural light gave us a quick, easy setup and let us flow through poses without adjusting gear between shots.
But while natural light is fast and flexible, it also has its limitations—especially when it comes to consistency, direction, and mood.