lighting
shooting photos outside in open shade
I blogged about this little girl’s pics previously but only when referring to the color and contrast. This time I’m going to focus on composition and my manual camera settings. These shots were taken outside in the full shade of a building wall. Full shade is the best! Especially for those who are still learning.…
Read Morehow to take a family portrait on a bright sunny day…
It’s a bright sunny morning, 10:00am with the lovely bright summer sun. So, how do you take a photograph of a family outdoors without having everything blown out super bright and leaving way too many dark circles under everyone’s eyes? Well, here’s one shot that’s in the sun, not shade and here are my settings.…
Read Moremanual camera settings in evening light
Lovely evening lighting… especially summer light… how how i love you. :) Here are my manual settings for this shot: ISO –160 (evening, yes, but the sun is pretty bright still) shutter speed – 1/320 aperture – 4.0 (two little people spaced a bit apart and I’m wanting to get them both pretty sharp in…
Read Moreavoid spotty shade
I’m not sure what the appropriate term for this is but I call it “spotty shade”. You know that shade from trees and the leaves from the trees that creates random inconsistent shade? Some people have sunny spots a portion of their face. And they also have shady spots on their faces. Forgive these not…
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