redangel Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 When is the best time to take photos outside? What are the "ideal" conditions...explain your "made to order" photo day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke W Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 When is the best time to take photos outside? What are the "ideal" conditions...explain your "made to order" photo day Landscape... Just before and just after after sunrise, just before and just after sunset. Golden hour. Portraits.. Heavy overcast: middlish part of the day Lighter overcast: earlier or later parts of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Well some pros say you should put you camera away between 10am and 2pm (which I thought were the hours for staying well out of the sun due to sunburn but there you go ). Depends on the light that day and the season - summer would be too harsh middle of the day, winter might be ok. where you are and what you want to photograph. Some days you will get amazing sunsets and some days just blerk washed out ones. Photographing dogs which I don't do much, I like overcast days, the light is sometimes nice and diffused. Ideal day for taking a landscape shot? For me personally it would be late afternoon before a sunset and then after a sunset with a beautiful afterglow. I'm not a morning person at all. I imagine pre dawn light would be beautiful, must try it For landscapes, I'd say dawn and just before sunset/actual sunset and twilight are ideal times. After the sun sets, you get a lovely afterglow. I took this shot quite a while after the sun had set and got a nice purple afterglow (used a grad filter affixed to my camera over the sky), but the colour was a purple/pink hue. It just happened to be a nice coloured afterglow that day, quite a chilly night so clear too. You can get some great shots middle of the day but the light is harsh and contrasty. I'm sure others will be able to offer you some great advice but here are a few shots to illustrate times of the day and light. Twilight: Edited April 30, 2009 by Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Awesome. Yeah for sleepins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 For flowers- not bright sun...overcast conditions Actually... most photos are best taken with the long rays of the sun.. not the short middle-of-the-day ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now