Monday, August 19, 2013

Tips on photographing Fall

Wow!  Summer is still with us!  The temperature is rising to 87 on Wednesday! 

It's not too soon to learn how to capture the autumn splendor! 

Tips for Photographing Autumn!
To photography enthusiast, autumn must be the most pleasing season. Away from the wet spring, heat summer, and cold winter, the refreshing fall is the most comfort season for shooting. If you take photos regardless of the unique of fall, it is difficult to produce excellent work. Here are just little experiences of photography in the fall.
When we talk about the fall, it is a common condition that we think about the gorgeous colors, all the trees are good subjects. Want to restore the golden Indus or red maple leaf in the photo? The key is the choice of the light. It is better to use back light while shooting, let the bright sunshine go through the leaves. There will make the leaver look a bit transparent, which will totally express the bright colors.
At the same time, we must pay attention to the exposure. If you are using the manual mode, you can use the spot metering to the leaves, and then add the aperture or reduce the shutter, otherwise, the details of the trees will be lost.
If you are shooting at the lakes and mountains, there will be greater. Want to take a clear reflection in the water? The best solution is using backlight.
If you want to let more scenes go into the water, simply reduce the shooting angle. The exposure is similar to the backlight photography. Different state of water can reflect different expressions. If you throw some leaves to the river, it may be more like a static photo. If you throw a stone into the rivers, the ripple will produce a feeling of moving.

While shooting, we need to pay attention to the feature of the water surface: the near is dark while the far is bright, especially when the water is clear and low. In this situation, we have to choose different amount of exposure by the subject.
Besides the trees and water, the wind must be another thing we can think about the fall. It will also be a great photography material. However, while shooting the scene under the blue sky and white clouds, it may be overexposed. The solution is metering on the ground, and then reduces the amount of exposure based on measured data. A filter will be necessary in this condition.
The clouds performance also is influenced by the sunshine: the intensity of light, the level of irradiation angle. Especially at dawn and dusk, the colors of the clouds can be described as colorful. At this time, the hue of the clouds can be changed by changing the amount of exposure, if you want to dilute it, you can increase 2 or 3; if you want to strengthen it, you can reduce 1 or 2 in exposure.
Photography is not just using your own camera, but also your minds. Go out and start your shooting.

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Here is one of our favorite autumn photographs
 This pumpkin picture was taken in Northville Michigan at an old farm on Currie Road.  The day was perfect for photographing!  The semi cloudy day was wonderful to capture the brilliance of the fall leaves and allowed us to have just the right shadows on the ground and pumpkin.

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