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Sunsets in general I am doing a school project in which I have to create a band e.t.c, and I am doing a chillout band, so I thought I could take a picture of either a sunset or preferably a sunrise, do you have any tips on shooting JUST a simple sunrise or sunset, would you recommend using auto focus on all manual on all or using shutter priority or just aperture priority? thanks please respond as soon as possible. James K
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Andrew Laverghetta |
Assuming that you have an SLR and you know how to set a certain exposure, meter off of a part of the sky not including the sun at all. Than position the sun where you want it, and take the picture.
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Douglas Chetcuti |
It also helps if you can attach a graduated neutral filter. This will reduce the brightness of the sun and sky getting a better exposure overall. Including the sun usually ends up with silhouettes so make sure you have an interesting one. Check out my photo called "Sunset at Golden bay" Douglas
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Douglas Chetcuti |
It also helps if you can attach a graduated neutral filter. This will reduce the brightness of the sun and sky getting a better exposure overall. Including the sun usually ends up with silhouettes so make sure you have an interesting one. Check out my photo called "Sunset at Golden bay" Douglas
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Bob Cammarata |
Forget the filters, and follow Andrew's advice to get a sunset/sunrise...including the sun, to look as it did to the naked eye. This works best when there is some blue in the part of the sky where you'll be metering. (Do this in "full manual") Your main subjects WILL silhouette, but you can use fill-flash to illuminate them if you want.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Take the suggestions from Doug AND Bob. Shoot both ways and see which one you like the best. You will need something in the foreground, whether it is silhouetted or not, to make the photo interesting. Experiment.
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