Gallery 5: Into the Light

As a youngster, I was taught that the light source should always be behind the camera when taking a photograph. This turned out to be wrong. Excellent photographs can result from pointing the camera toward a light source. A portion of the image is likely to be overexposed, but experienced photographers can actually use this to their advantage. Of course, pointing the camera directly at the sun or a strong direct source should be avoided.

Low wide-angle (24mm in this case) street shots make for interesting compositions

As much thought should be put into the background as the foreground

This type of shot is the forte of DSLRs. The small sensor of a point-and-shoot would not be able to replicate the depth of field and the bokeh.