There are many elements in photography that come together to make an
image be considered “good”. Some of these elements include, but are not
limited to lighting, the rule of thirds, lines, shapes, texture,
patterns, and color. All of these things play an important role when it
comes to photography. One of the most important of these elements is
lighting. Lighting is one of the most important elements of a
photograph. If you take a photograph with terrible lighting, the image
you are trying to produce will automatically be terrible as well. There
are many different ways to light a photograph. One could use natural
lighting (sunlight) or artificial lighting (softbox, ring light,
umbrella, flash, model light, ect.). When taking a photograph, one must
also change the settings on the camera so that the light will go through
the lens and make the image lighter or darker as necessary.