BetterPhoto Q&A: Taking Sunset and Sunrise Photos

Wondering how best to take pictures of sunsets and clouds? How about how to get great sunrise photos? Check out this Q&A for answers.

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  Sunrise and Sunset: Predicting Colors
Hi Everyone,Is there any way to predict the days in which the sky would show beautiful colors at sunrise or sunset? I guess there might be a way using weather forecast reports to expect it … don&...
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May 11, 2007
 
  Shooting Portraits Against a Sunset Sky
Hi, all you experienced photographers, I have just started shooting weddings and will be doing my first in Hawaii on a beach at sunset. I know how to do silhouettes but I am looking for tips on fla...
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October 31, 2006
 
  Photographing Silhouettes
I just wanted some advice on taking sunsets and sunrises with digital cameras. Is it true you should take these shots a little higher or lower from the sun or slightly to the side? And should your ...
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October 22, 2005
 
  How to Photograph a Group at Sunset
My shoot will be of 8-10 people on a golf course about 1/2 hour before sunset. I want to make sure everyone is in focus. I have a Nikon N60, using Portra 400, and was planning on my Tamron 28-105m...
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October 25, 2005
 
  Why Is This Picture So BAD???
OK. I know I'm just learning, but the other morning on my way to work I saw this beautiful sunrise and had to stop to take a picture. It was almost daylight out (around 7:30 am) but the sun pe...
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October 12, 2005
 
  How to Shoot Silhouettes Against a Sunset
I want to take a picture of a person all black in the foreground and a colored sunset in the background. Would I need different equipment for that? I have a Nikon SLR 70....
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May 10, 2005
 
  How to Shoot Silhouettes Against a Sunset
How do I adjust the shutter speed to capture action and still get enough light to see images?...
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December 15, 2004
 
  Shooting Sunsets
I have a Nikon N-80 with sb-80 flash. Can I take pictures of the sunset using auto, or will the pictures not turn out? And how do I take sunset pictures?...
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November 03, 2004
 
  Sunset and Sunrise
Hi. I have a few questions.1. To photograph a sunset/sunrise, I read that it is better to meter off of the left or right side of the sun. So, to get a better shot, I have to get the settings from t...
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June 16, 2006
 
  Properly Exposing a Sunset
I think I have a fundamental understanding of photographing sunsets. I have a scene in mind, with a setting sun across a western river. Large black rocks are the Palisades, almost mountainous struc...
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September 01, 2004
 
  Sunset Drama: Bird in Flight
How do you photograph a flying bird against a sunset?...
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April 25, 2004
 
  Trees in Foreground are Black
I shot this photo in Missouri at a family reunion. There where several of us taking shots of the great sunset, and I stuck around after everyone else packed up and left. That's when I got this...
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August 31, 2001