When you find yourself shooting in bright sunshine you can face all sorts of photography catastrophes such as high contrast, blown out highlights and lens flares. To avoid failed shots and squinting portraits when you are in the sun, we at the Camera Exchange Store have put together 3 quick tips for you to achieve better photographs in sunny weather today.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 Flick on Your Flash<\/strong><\/p>\n It may seem strange or even counterproductive, but using your flash in bright sunshine can save a photograph. The technique, often referred to as fill flash, allows you to take away shadows from your subject matter and even subdue the sunlight in the background, transforming your shot. Some models of cameras even offer an option to control the intensity of the flash, so experiment with your flash output to achieve a perfectly lit shot.<\/p>\n 2. Use Shade to Your Advantage<\/strong><\/p>\n Utilise what nature creates by taking advantage of shade when photographing in high sun. If it\u2019s possible to move your subject matter into shade you can avoid the unflattering shadows that ruin shots (especially in areas like portrait photography), resulting in a better quality photograph. You can also create shade if your subject matter isn\u2019t mobile, using your own body or bringing in other objects to create shade for your photograph.<\/p>\n 3. Reflect for Success<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s unlikely you\u2019ll be hauling a proper reflector around with you when you are snapping photographs on a sunny day, but it doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t adopt the same principals of a reflector to bounce that sunshine onto your subject to light up shadowy areas. The majority of white (or light) surfaces can act as a makeshift reflector, so be opportunistic and make use of white walls or even white objects positioned outside your shot to throw some light back to your subject.<\/p>\n Here at the Camera Exchange Store we understand that when you are passionate about photography you won\u2019t let a little light get in the way of your great shots, so try out these tips for better results on sunny days. If you feel like it\u2019s time to upgrade your camera in preparation for your summer time photography perhaps it\u2019s time to snap up a great deal and trade in your camera using our fantastic camera exchange<\/a> service today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you find yourself shooting in bright sunshine you can face all sorts of photography catastrophes such as high contrast, blown out highlights and lens flares. To avoid failed shots and squinting portraits when you are in the sun, we at the Camera Exchange Store have put together 3 quick tips for you to achieve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cameraexchangestore.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}