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Better Outdoor Portraits
Photographers rarely shoot in the mid-day sun because the sunlight is direct and very harsh, this harsh light, casts very hard shadows. The midday sun comes from too high an angle, to produce a flattering portrait. It causes subjects to squint, and their eyes become lost in deep pockets of shadow.
Try and shoot early morning or late afternoon for your best results. The light is warmer and softer just after sunrise and just before sunset — the pros refer this time as ‘The Golden Hour’.
If you must shoot a portrait outdoors at high noon, try and find some shaded areas, a trees canopy is nature’s perfect umbrella. Have your subject stand in the tree’s cover, you get some really nice soft light, and produces a very flattering portrait.
Len’s Rules of Photography
You never realize just how many photo opportunities are missed each day, until you start carrying your camera around. Some of my best photographs ever taken were during the course of my everyday life. I know that carrying a big heavy SLR everywhere isn’t always practical. That’s why every photographer should at least own one point & shoot camera. Most point & shoots easily fit in your pocket or bag, and are easy to take with you everywhere. I carry my Canon G9 everywhere I go. With your camera in hand, you’ll find yourself looking at the world differently. You’ll find yourself looking for more photo opportunities, as well as a new appreciation of life and our surroundings. That’s where the old wise adage comes from; “Stop and smell the roses.”
Len’s Rules of Photography
- Rule #1. Always have your camera with you..
- Rule #2. Never forget rule #1.
