Sunlight is the best light for photography because it is the only natural light available for us during the day time and at night we also have the moonlight to capture moonlit landscapes. Using natural light in photography can be the best way to make use of available light and it costs nothing. When there are unfavourable light conditions natural light can always be manipulated to our liking with a good understanding of how light works.
Here are some resources that will help you to use sunlight creatively in your photography.
Lens Flare – How To Control It, How To Embrace It
Lens flare is something that most lens manufacturers tend to minimise when manufacturing lenses, but it is also something that can give a cinematic and dreamy look to a shot or footage if used well. Usually when backlighting your subjects, it becomes almost impossible to eliminate lens flare if the sunlight is falling straight on the lens. So this article talks about how you can embrace lens flare and control it.
5 Simple Ways To Use Lens Flare
Backlighting is a very beautiful way to illuminate your subjects because of the stunning rim light that can make your subject's outline glow. Depending on how you backlight your subject, you may come across a bit of lens flare and this can be used creatively in your photography. This article provides five simple ways to use lens flare for creative photography.
Note: If you wish to reduce lens flare, check out this article – How To Reduce Lens Flare
2 Easy Ways to Capture Brilliant Starbursts in Your Photographs
You may have seen those stunning photos where the sunlight may look like starburst. Did you know that it is very easy to capture starbursts in your photo by just setting your camera's aperture and/or moving around to position the sunlight in a certain way? This article discusses two easy ways to capture brilliant starbursts in your photographs. Here is another article if you wish to read more – How To Create A Starburst Effect In Photographs
How To Shoot Into The Sun Without Creating A Silhouette
We all know that most of the time, shooting into the sun, and exposing for the sun will give us silhouettes. Silhouettes are beautiful if shot well, but it is not always intentional. There are times when you want to shoot into the sun for dreamy images especially when shooting portraits. Instead of a silhouette, you will want to capture details in the photo and this article discusses that.
The Secrets of Effective Silhouette Photography
Silhouettes are beautiful and dramatic if shot well. In order to capture silhouettes, you need to shoot into the light. To capture compelling silhouettes, you need to choose your subjects and the background wisely. This article discusses the secrets to capture effective silhouettes.
Solargraphy – Sun Trails and Long Exposures Like You Have NEVER Seen
We have commonly heard about star trails in photography, but did you know that with some creative effort, you can also capture sun trails? Solargraphy is a long exposure technique where a pinhole camera is use to capture sun's trails over a period of few weeks to months on black and white photographic paper. Check out this article for some sun trail images and an overview of the process.
Making Your Sunrise/Sunset Shots Look Special
When we think of capturing sunrises or sunsets, many photographers are geared towards capturing the sun in an open landscape, which can be exciting at first but can quickly become boring. If you look and compose these shots creatively, by paying attention to the elements in the scene and by carefully choosing the foreground and middle ground, these sunset and sunrise shots can be captured creatively and this article talks about just that.
5 Easy Tips For Improving Your Sunset Photography
Sunlight hits differently during different times of the day and as photographers we need to be looking at how light illuminates the elements in front of us and capture it in creative ways. One of the most common subjects of photography is the sunset and rather capturing a boring snapshot, this article discusses five easy tips to improve your sunset shots.
How to Photograph Sunsets With a Surreal Effect
Sunsets are magical and they most of the time lend a dreamy atmosphere in areas where the light falls. Sometimes even the light through a cloud opening can be very beautiful with a spot of light illuminating the area where it falls, leaving the other places look dramatic. This article will help you capture sunsets with an ethereal effect.
