Tuesday's Tip: Light 3 - bright sun
I had the privilege of attending a Hanson Fong seminar at the Southwest Professional Photographers Association Regional Convention this weekend. Hanson has been in the business for over 30 years and is a master photographer. So, today, I'll share some tips that I learned from him.
1st tip - Photoshop! Just kidding! I just had to write this because it cracks me up. When I went to Texas School and then this convention, I have learned that none of the instructors look anything like their photo! It is so funny to me that they all make themselves look about 5-10 years younger and a little bit thinner! Even Hanson admitted to it and laughed about it.
Hanson is primarily a wedding photographer so he doesn't have the luxury of always shooting right before sunset or in the shade. So what does he do? Well, he uses a lot of expensive equipment and lighting! So, you don't have that? It's ok. You can feel confident shooting in any lighting conditions, including bright sunlight, without tons of equipment. I found this video tutorial that explains it better than I can:
The first video is the one I am referring to in this article, but there are several other great video tutorials on that site.
One of the problems I have personally encountered when shooting into the sun is sun flare or sun spots. To avoid this, use a petal lens hood (see http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm
for an example) and don't angle your camera up. Now, go practice shooting some midday sun at the pumpkin patch!
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