Light and Shadows | Artificial Light | Laura Morita Photography

This year, I am SO excited about a blog circle I am doing with some amazingly talented photographers. Each month, we will be exploring a different kind of light. Last month, it was window light. You can see those images right here!  And this month, we are exploring un-natural light, or artificial light… pretty much, any kind of light that doesn’t come from the sun! I was really excited about this month and also excited about another little thing that has been brewing in my head, so I figured I would combine both of those ideas into one, which brings me to my first image!

I’ve been wanting to miniaturize my kids for a while and finally got around to completing one of my ideas! I’m super happy with how it turned out! I shot the soap, bubbles, and my son with strobes and then manipulated the images in Photoshop to create my little baby boy sliding down a bar of soap!

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I have other ideas but wasn’t sure that I wanted to do them with artificial light, so this is the only miniaturized kid for now!

And here are some other images shot with artificial light:

My daughter lit from the bedside lamp at night:

Laura Morita Photography | Editing MentorMy daughter’s hands lit by a candle and my phone (Brightest Flashlight ap) held by my son, camera right:

Laura Morita Photography | Editing Mentor

And then a bunch of pictures shot in the rain and lit by my car’s headlights! This was short, but fun!

Laura Morita Photography | Editing MentorI’m pretty sure my daughter is attacking my son with the umbrella here.Laura Morita Photography | Editing MentorLaura Morita Photography | Editing MentorLaura Morita Photography | Editing MentorLaura Morita Photography | Editing MentorThese were a challenge but SO fun! I seriously am just loving the idea behind this project and hope you do too! I hope to learn how to use light in new ways and was especially excited to play more with artificial light!

So, how this works is you get to go check out another amazing photographer who has also used artificial light this month! Go check out the wonderfully talented Bethesda, MD newborn, baby, and family photographer, Tonya Teran of Tonya Teran Photography! I love her work and if she’s sharing pictures of her kiddos, watch out. They’re ADORABLE.

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9 Comments:

  1. Marie
    February 28, 2014
    Reply

    Holy freaking amazing. Please pinch me because I still can’t believe I’m actually in a blog circle with you. These are incredibly awesome!

  2. Lynn
    February 28, 2014
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    OMG you really stole the show with these! And I absolutely love that soap image. So perfectly done! I would never think of going out in the rain and the dark to take pictures but you’ve made the it look so magical.

  3. Tonya Teran
    February 28, 2014
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    Could you BE anymore amazing, Laura??? Seriously, your talent is unreal. I LOVE those headlight shots in the rain. So creative and perfect <3

  4. Jeanine
    February 28, 2014
    Reply

    Love these! They are so creative! I’m a huge fan!

  5. carrie
    February 28, 2014
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    I bow down to you, Oh Goddess of Photoshop!!!! I LOVE that soap image (and I bet your son does too!).

  6. Karen
    February 28, 2014
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    Seriously – can I just simply come and live with you and follow you for about a month???? love your work!!

  7. Michael
    February 28, 2014
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    Great shots…Love the headlight rain photos…

  8. Lindsay Faber
    March 01, 2014
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    Why? Why are you SO good!!! These are fabulous. Love the soap one. LOVE the headlights series. So so good. Have I mentioned so good?

  9. raquel
    March 04, 2014
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    awesome! i’m gonna have to go out and try some more photos w/ artificial light. :) love the soap and bubble one!


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