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Weekly Photography Challenge – Window Light

By: Caz Nowaczyk on May 23, 2020

Since many of us are still limited to where we can go, this week’s photography challenge topic is the WINDOW LIGHT!

window light reflected on walls
The window light here has cast shadows on the floor. I also made this black and white and boosted the contrast. © Caz Nowaczyk

Window light is the way that the sunlight comes through a window or glass door and creates interesting light-play on walls, floors and other surfaces. It creates shadows, it can sometimes create colors. Anyway, get your cameras out and capture the way the light falls through your windows.

You can also play with them in post-processing if you like – make them black and white, or boost contrast. The possibilities are endless.

I look forward to seeing your shots!

window light reflected on walls
I loved the way the light made this little bokeh balls of light on the wall. © Caz Nowaczyk
window light reflected on walls
This was the light reflecting through blinds onto the wall and ceiling. They made for interesting shapes. © Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – Window Light
Morning sunlight streams through my front glass door, which has an ornate metal pattern. It creates interesting shapes in the shadow on the wood paneling. I decided to boost the contrast and make this one black and white too. © Caz Nowaczyk

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing WINDOW LIGHT

How to Achieve Great Black and White Photos in Editing
How to Use Color Temperature in Black and White Conversions
How to Create Silky Split Toned Black and White Photos Using Luminosity Masks
12 Tips For Indoor Natural Light Photography
How to Split Tone Black and White Photos in Lightroom

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see. Or, if you’d prefer, upload them to your favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

Share in the dPS Facebook Group

You can also share your images in the dPS Facebook group as the challenge is posted there each week as well.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSwindowLight to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Caz Nowaczyk
Caz Nowaczyk

– the dPS Managing Editor, lives in Wollongong, Australia and has worked as a photographer, filmmaker, and designer in her business, Exposure Arts and Media, for 15 years. Her background extends to Digital Content Management, and Editorial Design. In her spare time, she composes music as Dreamgirl and the Motorist. Since the age of 12, she knew she would be a photographer – the other stuff came as a surprise!

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