HeatherStrella Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hey all...I'm terrible with photos outside and need some advice. I'm a sign language interpreter in the 5th grade and our class (I just have one deaf student in a class of 30 hearing students) is going on an overnight field trip to the ocean. I'd like to take pictures of the kids and probably a few group pictures by the ocean. I'm hoping it'll be overcast since that's good photo taking weather but if the sun is shining, do I take the photos with the sun behind me or behind the subject(s)? Any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronda477 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Sun behind you, if not you'll just see the sun and not your students very well. If you have settings on your camera you may want to take a look at them as well. I know mine has settings for low lighting with and without flash, scenery settings and subject settings where it just focus's on the subjects and not soo much on the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronda477 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ok I guess there are different ways! I did some reading for you and there are some that like it behind them and others that like it in front of them. But here is something I read. Using a flash to photograph people who are standing in front of a very bright background - such as the ocean waves or on the beach - will help to highlight the subjects and deemphasize the background, exactly what you want for most brightly-lit beach photography. No matter where you're shooting - in the snow or in bright, sunny conditions - remember that isolating your subject matter can often make for the most dramatic photographs of all. Instead of trying to capture the big picture, move in close, perhaps activating and using your camera's macro feature. Shooting up-close will often alleviate the problem of having too much reflectivity in your photograph altogether, and through isolating a scene that's representative, you may well end up with a picture that has the impact you desire. Hope that helps! I love taking pictures especially since I got my new camera! Hope you have fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherStrella Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Wow...cool...ok...thanks so much Ronda!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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