How to photograph Autumn!

School will open next week!  Fall is definitely around the corner! Here are more tips to capture one of the most beautiful seasons of the year!

1. Look at your leaves and find some that have unique and interesting patterns and colors.
   
   
   
   • Be sure that the leaves are not too thick. You want to be able to get some light through the leaf.
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   Decide when you want to shoot. Late morning or early evening. That is called the 'Golden Hour' and has the best light for those types of photos.
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   When you are choosing a leaf for your photography, keep an eye for attractive backgrounds. You want it to complement your leaf.
   • Also, make sure that they aren't 'busy'. If there is too much going on in the photo, the leaf won't be seen. It will blend in or be over-powered by the background.
   • With Autumn leaves, perfection isn't perfect. An imperfection can make the shot much more interesting.
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   Set your white balance. You will want to be sure that your white balance is correct. It will help greatly with the seasonal colors.
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   Just add water. The water could be from condensation or that you have supplied. This can add some great interest to your photograph.
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   Set up the tripod and camera in the approximate places where you will be photographing.
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   Keep a close eye on the sun (light source), your subject leaf, and any interesting photos that you might see.

Photograph in the Window

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   Choose an eastern or western most window. Which one you choose depends on whether you are using the morning or evening light. East is the morning light and west is the setting sun.
   
   
   
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   Clean the window on both sides. Don't assume the window is clean, clean it. You would be amazed at how every little speck will show up in a photograph.
   
   
   
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   Clean off the leaf. Unless you are wanting to get the look of the extra dirt, clean it off. Dirt can be distracting.
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   Decide how you are going to shoot it. Do you want to shoot the whole leaf, parts of it (macro), however else you might want to do it.
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   Fasten it to the window. You can do this with masking tape without worrying about the tape messing up the window. Duct tape will leave traces behind.

On the Tree

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   Decide how you want it to look. Do you want the unique colors of the sunrise or the sunset, or do you want the
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   Find the leaf or leaves that you want to photograph.
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   Set up the tripod for its best angle. You will want to take into consideration how you want the finished product to look. Do you want it backlit, side lit, etc.
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   Do what you can to reduce the amount of wind that the leaf is exposed to. This is when a poster board or reflector comes in handy. There will still be some current coming around the block, but it should be significantly less.
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   Look at the sun and determine how you want to use it.
   • Is the sky gray? That makes for great diffused light
   • Want the direct light of the sun? Step your aperture all the way down. This will give you a great depth of field.
   • Want to use shadows creatively? Choose late morning or early evening. The sun will be coming from low in the sky and help with some beautiful shading.
   
   

   Things You'll Need

   • DSLR
   • Macro lens (or closeup lens setup)
   • Tripod
   • A source of light (window, sun, light box, etc)
   • Masking tape (needing for fastening leaf to window)
   • Remote release (or remote cable)
   • Polarizing filter (this will help make your images more vivid)
   • A way to clean your window or glass (window cleaner and cloth)

   Courtesy of:  Wiki How
   
   Here is  one of our Autumn Photos! 
   
   

   

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