Bright sunny mid day shoot
May 30, 2018 08:15:58 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
For Landscapes, the only answer is it depends. In Yosemite Valley, with the sheer granite walls of the monoliths, sun does not reach the valley floor until almost mid morning. In Death Valley, midday sun is very, very harsh, so sunrise/sunset is preferable. Doing street shooting in Los Angeles, around buildings, mid day is better. So, it all depends on where you are.
And, in all instances, I shoot in Manual Mode.
And, in all instances, I shoot in Manual Mode.
Just curious, why manual in all instances?. While I will use manual, sometimes shutter, or aperture priority,depending upon the situation. And rarely sometimes even (gasp) auto.
May 30, 2018 08:21:18 #
"What do you prefer shooting, mid day bright sun, Aperture priority/flash or Manual priority/flash? Shade or sunlight? Sun backlit or sun at an angle?"
Lord have mercy. What type of subject? Midday light is not precisely the light I love.
Lord have mercy. What type of subject? Midday light is not precisely the light I love.
May 30, 2018 09:11:17 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
I use Manual mode, a TTL flash, and high speed sync with a fast shutter speed to darken bright backgrounds.
May 30, 2018 10:31:07 #
canon Lee wrote:
What do you prefer shooting, mid day bright sun, Aperture priority/flash or Manual priority/flash? Shade or sunlight? Sun backlit or sun at an angle?
I prefer shooting when the sun is at low angles such as it is in the morning and the late afternoon. I like to use the full natural light of the sun but will use flash if my subject is backlit or in shadows.
May 30, 2018 10:45:39 #
Bulldog1jack
Loc: CT
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
For Landscapes, the only answer is it depends. In Yosemite Valley, with the sheer granite walls of the monoliths, sun does not reach the valley floor until almost mid morning. In Death Valley, midday sun is very, very harsh, so sunrise/sunset is preferable. Doing street shooting in Los Angeles, around buildings, mid day is better. So, it all depends on where you are.
And, in all instances, I shoot in Manual Mode.
And, in all instances, I shoot in Manual Mode.
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May 30, 2018 11:00:13 #
Ron Dial
Loc: Cuenca, Ecuador
Preferred: Open Shade, subject backlit, flash on but set for -1.5 stops.
May 30, 2018 11:38:57 #
canon Lee wrote:
What do you prefer shooting, mid day bright sun, Aperture priority/flash or Manual priority/flash? Shade or sunlight? Sun backlit or sun at an angle?
I shoot action, nature. My preferred times are sunrise/sunset but will shoot whenever I find my subjects. I shoot manual.
Rick
May 30, 2018 15:23:07 #
May 30, 2018 17:26:07 #
canon Lee wrote:
Hi Gene... I use a Canon flash with a Canon body, ... (show quote)
I don't shooti in bright midday sun. Even if I were to use fill flash, there is no way to avoid the squinting. I only use manual flash, off-camera, radio triggered. I don't use or own TTL flash units. I can always adjust anything to whatever I need. I generally prefer to fill with bounced or filtered (softbox) light.
Nikon's TTL system has the same functionality as Canon's. Nikon can control 3 TTL remote speedlights on three separate groups with the ability to control each separately for flash comp - or you can group them together (and more) in one group - so you can adjust the comp for all. Nikon introduced TTL flash metering and control in 1980. But Canon does one better in that with the higher end flash and camera bodies, you have wireless radio triggering and control. Nikon is only infrared which sometimes makes it hard to use in bright light.
But I am not a portrait shooter, and I rarely do weddings and other events anymore.
May 31, 2018 14:19:19 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
canon Lee wrote:
What do you prefer shooting, mid day bright sun, Aperture priority/flash or Manual priority/flash? Shade or sunlight? Sun backlit or sun at an angle?
I usually use one of the auto exposure modes when I'm doing fill flash. it can be any of them: Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program or Manual with Auto ISO.
Canon cameras in AE modes will cause the flash to fire as fill... usually -1.66 stops or so. Flash Exposure Compensation can be used to increase or decrease the flash output, if needed.
When you set a Canon camera to Manual (no Auto ISO) it will cause the flash to fire fully. It's possible to adjust the camera and flash settings so the flash is only acting as fill, but any changes to the lighting, direction I'm shooting, etc. call for changing all the settings again. It's faster and easier to just use an AE mode instead.
So long as the flash in ETTL, even in Manual mode (w/o Auto ISO) you will actually get an auto exposure of sorts.
I don't get to choose not to shoot out in harsh midday... when shadows can be a real problem. Below is an example done with Canon DSLR in Av mode and Canon Speedlite in ETTL. Flash was direct and un-diffused... no modifier of any sort... but I often use the wide angle diffusion panel to tone down direct flash a little (don't recall if I did for this image).
Without flash, the high sun would have made shot pretty much impossible, with the hat causing a strong shadow on her face.
Here's another shot done the same day using the same settings and technique, but with the sun at a different angle... Both shots are partially backlit.
it's a common technique to use fill flash and backlit subjects for team and individual shots of sports teams, too.... when you have to work on their schedule and in their location, not wait for ideal times or able to control backgrounds very much.
May 31, 2018 15:41:34 #
I prefer midday overcast when possible. For natural lighting, it is the easiest to deal with; flash is often not even needed to get properly lit subjects.
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