Summer time! The beach offers so many photographic opportunities, especially for portraits. Lets have a look at some ways to get some great photos and enjoy the experience.
Why is is so hard to shoot portraits on the beach? The problem, generally, is contrast. There's just too much of it. When you focus on the face the background tends to beach with brightness. The opposite is true too; when the rest of the scene is just perfect the facial features of your friend can look underexposed (too dark).
Too many bright areas and too many parts in shadow can really diminish your spirits. It's much better to have lighting evenly spread right through your photographs. In fact "evenness" in light calculation and observation is one of the important aspects in photography. It's vital to know what your light is doing and where it's going.
You can always face the person toward the sun. The only difficulty with facing someone into the sun is that they may squint. If the person is wearing glasses you will see your reflection in their glasses. Sure, it's comfy for them, but it does not capture a very good photo.
A handy tip to create evenness of light on your friend is to face them toward the sunlight. The only difficulty with facing someone into the sun is that they may strain to see. If the person is wearing glasses you will see your reflection in their glasses. Sure, it's comfortable for them, but it does not capture a very good photo.
The only difficulty with facing someone into the sunlight is that they may squint. If the person is dressed in glasses you will see your reflection in their glasses. Sure, it's comfortable for them, but it does not create a very good photo. Making use of a different light source is an effective method to increase light onto your person. You can utilise a reflector to bounce the light back onto their face. Gold reflectors look nice at evening or the break of day. You can simply bounce the already warm light back onto the persons face, producing a beautiful gold tone throughout the photo.
Using fill flash is also another great plan. You can simply turn the person towards the sunlight and photograph with the flash in auto. The flash unit will examine the light reflected from the scene and alter the brightness. When you take the shot the flash light will discharge. It then fills in all the shadows on the face producing evenness of light.
You can always wait for a cloudy day. This gives you lovely subtle lighting and will strengthen the colours of clothing and the scene. Or you can hang on until the sun has just dipped below the horizon at the end of the day. This will create a same consequence. Beach photography is a lot of fun, in particular when you are photographing friends or family. It's important to observe what your light is doing; brightness/intensity, contrast, evenness/unevenness, shadows, colour/temperature and direction/angle. Watching these things will be a terrific starting point for your image making in the years to come.
Why is is so hard to shoot portraits on the beach? The problem, generally, is contrast. There's just too much of it. When you focus on the face the background tends to beach with brightness. The opposite is true too; when the rest of the scene is just perfect the facial features of your friend can look underexposed (too dark).
Too many bright areas and too many parts in shadow can really diminish your spirits. It's much better to have lighting evenly spread right through your photographs. In fact "evenness" in light calculation and observation is one of the important aspects in photography. It's vital to know what your light is doing and where it's going.
You can always face the person toward the sun. The only difficulty with facing someone into the sun is that they may squint. If the person is wearing glasses you will see your reflection in their glasses. Sure, it's comfy for them, but it does not capture a very good photo.
A handy tip to create evenness of light on your friend is to face them toward the sunlight. The only difficulty with facing someone into the sun is that they may strain to see. If the person is wearing glasses you will see your reflection in their glasses. Sure, it's comfortable for them, but it does not capture a very good photo.
The only difficulty with facing someone into the sunlight is that they may squint. If the person is dressed in glasses you will see your reflection in their glasses. Sure, it's comfortable for them, but it does not create a very good photo. Making use of a different light source is an effective method to increase light onto your person. You can utilise a reflector to bounce the light back onto their face. Gold reflectors look nice at evening or the break of day. You can simply bounce the already warm light back onto the persons face, producing a beautiful gold tone throughout the photo.
Using fill flash is also another great plan. You can simply turn the person towards the sunlight and photograph with the flash in auto. The flash unit will examine the light reflected from the scene and alter the brightness. When you take the shot the flash light will discharge. It then fills in all the shadows on the face producing evenness of light.
You can always wait for a cloudy day. This gives you lovely subtle lighting and will strengthen the colours of clothing and the scene. Or you can hang on until the sun has just dipped below the horizon at the end of the day. This will create a same consequence. Beach photography is a lot of fun, in particular when you are photographing friends or family. It's important to observe what your light is doing; brightness/intensity, contrast, evenness/unevenness, shadows, colour/temperature and direction/angle. Watching these things will be a terrific starting point for your image making in the years to come.
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Amy Renfrey is a professional photography teacher. She shows you how to take stunning photos every single time, even if you have never used a digital camera before. To discover how to take beautiful photographs/ visit her website today.
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