Amount of illumination normally present in a particular environment: natural light, artificial light or a combination of both.
The light that's normal in a scene, although the term is generally used when the light level is low. Available light shooting usually involves fast film, low shutter speeds and apertures, and/or the use of a tripod.
The light condition that the photographer finds at the subject position.
Filming in only naturally occurring light (daylight).
Existing light without any additional light being added to make the photograph. Available light can be artificial light.
term applying to light normally occurring in a scene, not supplemented by illumination intended specifically for photography.
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A general term implying relatively dim light that already exists where a photograph is to be made.
The light present in an area without the addition of a strobe or a floodlight.
Existing light surrounding a subject; whether natural or artificial, but not added by the photographer, like with strobes or speedlights.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bit The smallest unit of memory; a contraction from 'binary' and 'digit'. Binary digits are 0 and 1, also known as ONs and OFFs. BMP BMP is the standard Windows image format on DOS and Windows-compatible computers. The BMP format supports RGB, indexed-colour, grayscale, and Bitmap colour modes. Burning Selectively darkening a print or an area of a print. This is accomplished after the basic exposure, by extending the exposure time (or opening the aperture) to allow extra light to darken areas of the print while holding back the light from the rest of the image (with hands or card etc.); also called printing-in. This can be done with traditional printing or with an image editing program.
Available Light is a 2005 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn.