https://www.ylovephoto.com/en Intrigued by photography Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:14:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ylovephoto.com/en/2011/10/15/fall-colors-the-9-best-y-tips/ Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:24:34 +0000 https://ylovephoto.com/en/?p=8778 In a few days (or a few weeks, depending on your exact location), you will be surrounded by the colorful foliage of autumn in the Northern hemisphere. All photographers know that this is a time to bring out the camera and start shooting. But despite this being a subject considered easy, here are a few of the Y-Tips (tips and tricks from YLovePhoto).

1. Color: Even if the leaves are already colored, shooting at sunrise or sunset will add a little bit more of colors and it is always more natural than blooming it with a saturation filter in Photoshop.
2. Color: Green is also a color, so watch for color oppositions.
3. Polarizing filter: Reducing the specular light reflexion, some of the colors will be enhanced by the use of a POL-C filter.

photo credit: samenstelling
4. Background: Like always, check your background and if it is not adequate be sure to open the aperture to blur it.
5. Speed: If there is wind, even a light one, be sure to push the shutter speed up to fix it.
6. Speed: If there is a river, a stream or some other moving object, be sure to push the shutter speed down to blur them.
7. Tripod: If you shoot pictures under the trees, you will probably not have enough light for fast speeds, so bring your tripod.
8. Water: Leaves look better when covered with some water (it could be rain or some water you brought).
9. HDR: Many forest pictures suffer from extreme dark areas and very bright areas (specially when the subject is back-lit). It’s the right moment to try and use HDR (High Dynamic Range) techniques.

]]> https://www.ylovephoto.com/en/2011/09/15/top-10-y-tips-for-autumn-fog/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:11:47 +0000 https://ylovephoto.com/en/?p=8771 Fall is coming back. The attentive photographer will remember that it’s time to start expecting mist and fog. These are creating excellent conditions for interesting photographs.

1. When? Fog does not appear in any weather conditions but it is relatively predictable. More or less, for a misty morning, you will need to have a relatively warm day before with a cold night without wind. Fog will tend to accumulate in the depressions (like a valley) which will favor night radiation fog and coastal areas will often have a good source of water vapor and a good potential for heat loss over ground.



2. How? Use the light histogram to “shoot at right” or “expose at right”. It’s a fact that the camera will tend to under-expose the picture to try and get a medium grey image while the reality that you want to catch is rather white. In some case, you will probably use a preset over-exposure of 1 EV or 1.5 EV.
3. Back-light: Even if you do not easily see the sun, favor the “back-lit” orientation.

photo credit: 1suisse
4. Silhouettes: Fog is the occasion to sharply cut the silhouettes on a clear background.
5. Surfaces: Mist will tend to draw clear-cut surfaces on the different planes of the picture.
6. Rays: As soon as the sun starts to be available and starts to pierce the last strands of mist, watch for the moment when light rays will appear in the landscape.

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