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Shoot people |
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More on that
dull, flat light – its
good for people shots. Look
around for individuals with
“character”: fishermen
with crusty old faces, tribesmen
in colorful native attire, cute
country lasses and the like.
Take close-up portraits to maximize
the flattering light, then step
back to show more of your subjects’
suroundings.
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Use Black and White |
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Black and
white photography can effectively
emphasize shape, tone, texture
and mood, whatever the weather
may be. Be it film or digital
B/W, it’s a perfect medium
to use for shooting moody streetscapes
or landscapes, especially during
cloudy weather when the light
is flat and shadowless.
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Use Filters |
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When the
colors of sunlight aren’t
there, bring your own. Scenery
shot in gray weather is often
just that – gray –
but filters can help get rid
of this gloomy look. These colored
pieces of glass are placed in
front of the camera lens to
add a dash of hues to the picture.
Try an orange filter for a sunset
glow, or a “warm”
filter for a mid-afternoon feel.
A blue filter can simulate dawn
or dusk, while a soft focus
filter renders a dreamy look
– excellent for that “cool
rainy morning feel” in
your photographs.
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a larger picture. |
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Dull,
flat lighting
may not
be best
for landscapes,
but it sure
works wonders
for people
photography.
Smile, ask
permission
to photograph
your subject
and move
in close
with your
camera to
get interesting
environmental
portraits. |
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The
soft lighting
given by
a cloudy
day enhanced
the colors
in this
scene, resulting
in this
eye-popping
portrait
of a Hindu
priest.
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When
the weather
gets really
bad and
you have
no choice
but to head
indoors,
look for
opportunities
to exploit
the daylight
filtering
through
windows
and doorways
–
they provide
lovely highlights
that can
add interest
to your
picture. |
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The
moody sky
can be a
photographic
subject
by itself.
Seeing the
clouds darken,
I searched
for a good
foreground
silhouette,
set the
exposure
compensation
on my DSC-T5
to –1
and photographed
this scene,
seconds
before the
rains came. |
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This
detail shot
oozes with
texture,
thanks to
the flat,
even lighting
offered
by a cloudy
day. I switched
the DSC-T5
to black
and white
mode and
looked around
for interesting
shapes and
patterns
on the ground.
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Flat,
even lighting
and an abundance
of textures
and shapes
- another
job for
the DSC-T5’s
black and
white mode. |
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A
discarded
wheel adds
a splash
of yellow-green
to this
otherwise
dull scene.
To further
enhance
the colors
of a bad
weather
day, try
setting
the saturation
on your
camera to
+1. |
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Thanks
to an orange
filter placed
in front
of my DSC-T5,
I was able
to make
a warm sunset–
instantly
- out of
a dull,
cloud-covered
sky. |
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