It's always fun to take photographs of sunrises and sunsets, although it can be tricky at times. What follows are some tips to help you get the shot you want.
1. Take time and plan ahead. While you can spontaneously take sunset or sunrise pictures, planning is usually a good idea. There may be a particular location, park, ocean, or mountain range that you want to visit. The best part about sunrises and sunsets is that they are always changing, and shots minutes apart can be vastly different. Take time to watch the changing light and clouds.
2. Wake up early, or stay late. You don't necessarily need the sun to be present in a sunrise or sunset picture. Photograph before the sun rises, or after the sun has set. Because of the contrast between the sky and bright sun, properly exposing the photo can be difficult, and you may not want to deal with it in the frame.
3. Play around with bracketing. What bracketing allows you to do is get 3 of the same shot with different exposures. All you do is properly expose your first shot, and then take the additional two shots with one overexposed by one stop, and the other underexposed by one stop. So, if your first shot is at F8, the next two will be at F5.6 and F11.
4. Photograph silhouettes. A silhouette is when the objects in the foreground are dark, and the sky in the background is properly exposed. To do this, point your camera to an area of the sky to get the correct exposure, and then compose your photo.
5. Take a tripod with you. Just in case the lighting is low and you want a long exposure time, you will be prepared.
6. Play around with different settings on your camera. If you are on auto white balance, try the "cloud" or "shade" settings to get warmer tones.
Have fun with sunrises and sunsets. You can also use the wonderful lighting to photograph the landscape around you. Remember that you may want to use F16 or F22 to get more in focus.
1. Take time and plan ahead. While you can spontaneously take sunset or sunrise pictures, planning is usually a good idea. There may be a particular location, park, ocean, or mountain range that you want to visit. The best part about sunrises and sunsets is that they are always changing, and shots minutes apart can be vastly different. Take time to watch the changing light and clouds.
2. Wake up early, or stay late. You don't necessarily need the sun to be present in a sunrise or sunset picture. Photograph before the sun rises, or after the sun has set. Because of the contrast between the sky and bright sun, properly exposing the photo can be difficult, and you may not want to deal with it in the frame.
3. Play around with bracketing. What bracketing allows you to do is get 3 of the same shot with different exposures. All you do is properly expose your first shot, and then take the additional two shots with one overexposed by one stop, and the other underexposed by one stop. So, if your first shot is at F8, the next two will be at F5.6 and F11.
4. Photograph silhouettes. A silhouette is when the objects in the foreground are dark, and the sky in the background is properly exposed. To do this, point your camera to an area of the sky to get the correct exposure, and then compose your photo.
5. Take a tripod with you. Just in case the lighting is low and you want a long exposure time, you will be prepared.
6. Play around with different settings on your camera. If you are on auto white balance, try the "cloud" or "shade" settings to get warmer tones.
Have fun with sunrises and sunsets. You can also use the wonderful lighting to photograph the landscape around you. Remember that you may want to use F16 or F22 to get more in focus.
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