What angle to the sun yields the most pleasing results?
Jan 8, 2016 22:10:55 #
J.R.Newton
Loc: Saint Bernice, Indiana
JD750 wrote:
It's common advice that has been going around a long time. When I grew up mom always made sure the sun was directly in our faces when she took pictures. Mom liked to take pictures of our family with her Brownie Hawkeye camera. Mom had a lot of pictures with well exposed but squinty eyed subjects.
She was probably using the 'Sunny 16 Rule' with the Brownie. It was printed on the piece of paper that was packed with every roll of film.
Jan 9, 2016 01:19:50 #
J.R.Newton wrote:
She was probably using the 'Sunny 16 Rule' with the Brownie. It was printed on the piece of paper that was packed with every roll of film.
I bet that's what it was!
I wish I knew what happened to that camera. Mom (rip) really loved it.
Jan 9, 2016 07:28:15 #
Surprised no one has suggested 45, A modeling light. 90 degrees can be too much one side lit strongly the other in deep shadow. It depends on the subject too. diffuse soft light under shade or cloud usually works better than harsh sunlight. Black & white photography may be better with stronger shadows and harsher light giving strong contrast.
Time of day makes a difference too. Go out and try different things see how these choices affect your composition.
I saw a movie clip recently with a woman being filmed under a circling light which changed the shadows constantly. The shape of her face was changing in the lighting and at some instants she appeared devastatingly beautiful at others hideous. I only wish the light source had been moving slower so i could identify the best angles.
Time of day makes a difference too. Go out and try different things see how these choices affect your composition.
I saw a movie clip recently with a woman being filmed under a circling light which changed the shadows constantly. The shape of her face was changing in the lighting and at some instants she appeared devastatingly beautiful at others hideous. I only wish the light source had been moving slower so i could identify the best angles.
Jan 9, 2016 07:28:16 #
http://petapixel.com/2013/04/16/trippy-video-shows-how-a-persons-face-changes-depending-on-the-lighting/
I think this shows the effect I was thinking off
also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1NjaLpITw
I think this shows the effect I was thinking off
also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1NjaLpITw
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