UNDERSTANDING LIGHT IN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY!

On a full moon night our night photographs will seem like we’re shooting under harsh sun lights. It is through the experience we gain during the night photography which makes us understand it, and how to make the best of it…
Rembrandt lights are a kind of side lights which are used for portrait photography (Rembrandt lighting is a lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and it is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment) that kind of light can show more details in the subject portrayed… I have learned to use that even in landscape photography.
That night was full of harsh moon lights and the snow texture was all well-lit. The snow surface was having ripples created by the wind over the snow and those ripples were my main interest to emphasize it (shape and volume) as leading lines to the rocky kiosk in the background. So, the idea was to wait for the moon to set right before the blue hour to give those ripples on the snow a volume by having a natural contrast.
At first, I have done all the light painting inside that kiosk, didn’t move my camera; I left it at the same position waiting the moon to set. Around 4 am, right before the blue hour, the moon side lights gave me what I waited for, a soft side light with an amazing contrast! Back to the shooting again, I took that desired shot, combining the 2 shots (the light painting shot blended with the side moonlight shot) to have such a result. All that process couldn’t be achieved without all the experience and the knowledge of the kind of lights in landscape photography.