The sun is out the sky is blue and you have your camera ready to take pictures, maybe you want to get some pictures of your children having fun on the beach.
What a wonderful bright sunny day for you to be out on. What a nightmare for your camera.
Lots of friends ask me why when the sun is shinning do their photos come out so bad why are my children all dark?
Simple answer is your camera does not see the child or object you’re taking it reads the light and there is nothing much brighter then sunlight.
To expose people correctly in your pictures you need to use a flashgun, yes a flashgun on a sunny day
The term used is FILL FLASH you set your camera exposure for the light reading it takes then place your flashgun at 2/3 of its power and take your picture. Wow no harsh shadows on your subject.
You can also purchase a small 3 in 1 reflector to add a warming tone to a person skin or to deflect light from a flower.
If your on the beach remember sand and water to reflect light making the work for your camera even harder, At all times keep your camera free of sand and avoid salt water.
You may be down the beach when the sunsets how ever tempted you are DO NOT point your camera directly at the sun not only can it harm your eyes it also harms your lens. Focus your pictures slightly away from the sun to prevent lens damage. The digital camera lens is just like and eye and too much direct light will damage the lens.
If you have been asked to take a friends wedding pictures on a sunny day. Be warned sunshine is great for the bride, but not great for taking photos if you lack understanding of how your camera reads light.
If you do not understand fully your camera and lens you will end up with images that have over highlighted and lost detail in the dress, harsh shadows on the skin, over highlighted skin tones on the foreheads of people, unfortunately even with the best Photoshop equipment burnt out highlights can not be bought back.
It’s a one off day that you can’t retake if you get it wrong. This is why people pay the extra money for a professional
It’s a one off day that you can’t retake if you get it wrong. This is why people pay the extra money for a professional
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