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hyatti- natural light

March 4, 2012

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Do you remember my 365 project last year? I am doing one again this year (Only this year it is a 366 project– you know- leap year). I love taking pictures of our daily mundane things and learning along the way. Anyway- it has reminded me of a simple but very important photo tip and since it has been some time since I have a shared a photo tip with you, here it is: Natural light makes a huge difference!

Here’s what happened- I walked into the kitchen and saw a little pair of feet dash off in the other direction, with toddlers that is never good. I turned around and on the table was a donut with one massive bite taken out of it. Who can blame them? We got the donuts in Dubai at Krispy Cremes and they did look mighty tastey. So I grabbed my camera and took this picture:


Gross! The lights in my kitchen make it look green and stale and not at all worth stealing a bite.

So, I opened the doors in my kitchen, turned the donut to the light and tried again:

Now that looks like a donut worth getting in trouble over. 🙂

So to recap:

For the love of donuts everywhere people, use natural light!

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  1. Bettina says

    March 4, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    It is amazing how much this simple tip changes things.

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    • Kirstin says

      March 4, 2012 at 9:27 pm

      No kidding! 🙂

      Reply
  2. I am LOVD says

    March 5, 2012 at 7:26 am

    And, I love that plate!

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  3. Morgan @ {xoxo, me} says

    March 5, 2012 at 11:45 am

    Isn’t it crazy how much better a picture looks with natural lighting?! I realized this a while back, and now I can’t hardly stand how my pictures look without it or with a flash.

    On an unrelated note, that donut looks delicious!

    xoxo,

    Morgan

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    • Kirstin says

      March 5, 2012 at 2:56 pm

      Morgan, it’s crazy right? Sometimes I look at pictures I took when we first started this blog (and Jordan hadn’t given me a photo-education yet), and I shudder. Love that natural light!
      love
      kirstin

      Reply

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