Filming in natural light

Shooting natural light can be convenient as you do not have the stress of stetting up and taking down lights, but it can be unpredictable changes in weather can cause your lighting dramatically altering the overall look of your film.

• Its Important to choose the right camera when shooting in natural light, you need a camera with allot of dynamic range so that your film retains the detail when shooting in bright light. And the camera must also have good sensitivity to low light.
• You must choose the right lenses for the right light that you are filming in. For example shooing in daytime exteriors means that you need a lens that has low contrast and wide primes.
• Use reflectors of and flags, so your model doesn't get washed out by sunlight on a bright day.
• When shooting in daylight make sure that the sun is always behind your model. If your model is facing the sun it can cast unflattering shadows onto their face and cause them to squint.
• Preparation is key for a natural light film, you must arrange where you will park, wether you need permission to film? If any buildings will cast shadows where you plan to film? And finally what time the sun will rise and set. 

The movie 'The Revenant' was shot almost in 100% natural light. It was shot in the freezing wilderness of Canada, they used daylight, moonlight and fire to shoot the movie. A Mexican cinematographer Lubezki helped film the movie he said that they shot in natural light because “We wanted to make a movie that was immersive and visceral,” he goes on to say that “The idea of using natural light came because we wanted the audience to feel, I hope, that this stuff is really happening.” The only time the film ever used artificial light was when they filmed a campfire shot as the wind was causing the campfire to behave unpredictably.