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Ambient Light
Definition
Ambient light means only the light that is already available in the scene. That could be daylight, light from a window, light from candles, fireplaces or incandescent bulbs. It’s any light that doesn’t come from the photographer’s own equipment. This is also known as available light
Comments / Tips / Experiences
Ambient light can often give a more natural feel to an image. The alternative to ambient light is to use a flash attached to your camera or off-camera photographic lights. When they’re well used these artificial lights can give wonderful lighting but getting them set up can be slow and intrusive. Using only the ambient light means being able to take a shot right away.
Ambient light, when it is low light can also mean needing a fast lens (lens speed). A fast lens is one that has a large maximum aperture, allowing faster shutter speeds in low light.
