SHOOTING SUNRISES AND SUNSETS ARE QUITE CHALLENGING...
Color is a very powerful element in life and in photography. But it attracts the eyes so strongly that, unless used carefully and judiciously in photography, it can overwhelm the composition of a picture. Sunrises and sunsets are quite appealing to a photographer and what he or she would like is to capture the sun and the sky in vivid colors. But remember, while shooting sunrises and sunsets, you should be particularly careful about your eyes. If you have plans to photograph the sun before it is low on the horizon, or after it has risen, make sure that you do not look through your viewfinder directly at the sun. Just focus your lens at infinity and and simply point the camera toward the sun. Unless you set your camera controls into auto (AUTO) or programmed mode (P), it is always advisable to take meter readings off the just-rising sun or the setting sun close to the horizon. This will render excellent color hues, with some detail in the other parts of the photograph as well.
If you are interested to get more detail in the land portion of the photograph, take the reading from the sky only partially in the frame, or open up one to two stops beyond suggested exposures taken from the sky. If you further want to keep a subject/model in the foreground during those magic hours (and you do not want its appearance in 'silhouette'), make sure that you trigger your "camera flash" to get some detail for the foreground subject, even if you feel that there is enough 'light' around. This is more important while you will be shooting by the seaside or when you wish to record the rising or setting sun behind hills & mountains, with a 'subject' in the foreground near your camera. So, what are you waiting for? Just go ahead and shoot your favorite sunrise or sunset at will.
The pictures below have been shot by me in India during different occasions in the past. Happy shooting...
Color is a very powerful element in life and in photography. But it attracts the eyes so strongly that, unless used carefully and judiciously in photography, it can overwhelm the composition of a picture. Sunrises and sunsets are quite appealing to a photographer and what he or she would like is to capture the sun and the sky in vivid colors. But remember, while shooting sunrises and sunsets, you should be particularly careful about your eyes. If you have plans to photograph the sun before it is low on the horizon, or after it has risen, make sure that you do not look through your viewfinder directly at the sun. Just focus your lens at infinity and and simply point the camera toward the sun. Unless you set your camera controls into auto (AUTO) or programmed mode (P), it is always advisable to take meter readings off the just-rising sun or the setting sun close to the horizon. This will render excellent color hues, with some detail in the other parts of the photograph as well.
If you are interested to get more detail in the land portion of the photograph, take the reading from the sky only partially in the frame, or open up one to two stops beyond suggested exposures taken from the sky. If you further want to keep a subject/model in the foreground during those magic hours (and you do not want its appearance in 'silhouette'), make sure that you trigger your "camera flash" to get some detail for the foreground subject, even if you feel that there is enough 'light' around. This is more important while you will be shooting by the seaside or when you wish to record the rising or setting sun behind hills & mountains, with a 'subject' in the foreground near your camera. So, what are you waiting for? Just go ahead and shoot your favorite sunrise or sunset at will.
The pictures below have been shot by me in India during different occasions in the past. Happy shooting...
Excellent photoshoot...professional with artist's mind and eyes
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