back for more eh.. liked the first post didn’t ya? Well, I can’t blame you. If it’s as much fun to read as it is to write these posts, I guess we’re on the right track Today I wanted to share a picture I took a couple of months ago. Together with some friends I went on a short trip. You know, a trip to clear the mind.. get some zen time and just have fun. The weather wasn’t that good, but hey.. who cares when all you do is sleep, drink, drink some more and sleep again! As always nowadays, I took my camera with me when we went for a walk. And of course it started raining… quite hard actually so eventually my friends decided to share this small umbrella we brought with us. I couldn’t resist when seeing them packed together and quickly took a picture. I think it turned out quite nice, which prooves a point.
Taking good pictures doesn’t always require a sunny day. If it’s a cloudy day, like during the picture I took, it might even become an advantage. On a sunny day, light is hard. It creates bright highlights and deep shadows (high contrast), making it hard for your camera to get the right exposure and keep detail in both areas. On a cloudy day on the other hand, light gets diffused making it spread more evenly. It’s actually the same principle used by studio photographers. They use softboxes all the time to diffuse light which results in, for example, more flattering portraits.
Some things to keep in mind while taking pictures on a cloudy day:
Widen your aperture (small f-number). On a sunny day this will probably ruin your photo, but on cloud covered days you might not get enough light without it.
Slower your shutterspeed to get in all the light you can get. You might need a tripod when shutter speeds go really low or dial up your ISO if you don’t mind the noise as a result from that.
Oh, one last tip: “The Sunny 16 Rule“. Check it out! Definitely worth it if you like getting good exposures
How to photograph during cloudy days
Hi Guys,
back for more eh.. liked the first post didn’t ya? Well, I can’t blame you. If it’s as much fun to read as it is to write these posts, I guess we’re on the right track
Today I wanted to share a picture I took a couple of months ago. Together with some friends I went on a short trip. You know, a trip to clear the mind.. get some zen time and just have fun. The weather wasn’t that good, but hey.. who cares when all you do is sleep, drink, drink some more and sleep again! As always nowadays, I took my camera with me when we went for a walk. And of course it started raining… quite hard actually so eventually my friends decided to share this small umbrella we brought with us. I couldn’t resist when seeing them packed together and quickly took a picture. I think it turned out quite nice, which prooves a point.
Taking good pictures doesn’t always require a sunny day. If it’s a cloudy day, like during the picture I took, it might even become an advantage. On a sunny day, light is hard. It creates bright highlights and deep shadows (high contrast), making it hard for your camera to get the right exposure and keep detail in both areas. On a cloudy day on the other hand, light gets diffused making it spread more evenly. It’s actually the same principle used by studio photographers. They use softboxes all the time to diffuse light which results in, for example, more flattering portraits.
Some things to keep in mind while taking pictures on a cloudy day:
Oh, one last tip: “The Sunny 16 Rule“. Check it out! Definitely worth it if you like getting good exposures
Greets,
Sjoerd