Today, I wanted to try photographing my cat, and since indoor light can be challenging to work with, I thought I would share my attempts. The ISO on all of these is 1600, which is the highest my camera can go. I don't have editing software yet, so these are straight off the camera.

My light source is coming from a large bay window. In the first few images, I am between the window and my cat.
Playing With Indoor Light - image 1 - student project 1/125, f/5.6

Playing With Indoor Light - image 2 - student project 1/125, f/5.6

Playing With Indoor Light - image 3 - student project 1/100, f/5.6

Playing With Indoor Light - image 4 - student project 1/125, f/5.6

The next few pictures have my cat directly next to the bay window, and I am off to either side. It's early afternoon, so I'm seeing a lot of harsh contrast.

Playing With Indoor Light - image 5 - student project 1/4000, f/5.6

Playing With Indoor Light - image 6 - student project 1/1250, f/5.6

Playing With Indoor Light - image 7 - student project

1/1250, f/5.6 -- She got up and started approaching me while I was taking the photo. It's obviously dark and out of focus, but I still found it interesting. The closer she comes to the camera, the darker she gets, while the light reflecting off the window seat is overblown. The contrast is intense.

This last picture is my favorite.

Playing With Indoor Light - image 8 - student project

1/4000, f/5.6

Melissa Bunce

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