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TEN TIPS FOR GREAT FIELD PHOTOS - A strategy for taking quality success photos
DRENALINJUNKIE:
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Bob33:
Tip 11: shoot upward from a low angle. You want to see sky or distant backgrounds, not the ground behind the hunter. Many of my best photos of others were taken from ground level.
Bean Counter:
--- Quote from: huntnphool on July 06, 2012, 02:45:35 PM ---Good suggestions. :tup: Another rule of thumb is to try to either be completely in the sun or completely in the shade, this will help in editing should your image be blown or too dark. Also try to keep from shooting into the sun. :twocents:
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Tip #12
If there is still sharp daylight/shadow contrast in the faces, use fill flash. If the flash is too strong for your tastes (ie it washes out colors or skin tones) use Flash Exposure Compensation in the settings menu to dial down the flash intensity.
huntnphool:
--- Quote from: Bob33 on September 02, 2013, 06:09:05 PM ---Tip 11: shoot upward from a low angle. You want to see sky or distant backgrounds, not the ground behind the hunter. Many of my best photos of others were taken from ground level.
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I try to be eye level with the animal.
huntnphool:
--- Quote from: Bean Counter on September 02, 2013, 06:33:36 PM ---
--- Quote from: huntnphool on July 06, 2012, 02:45:35 PM ---Good suggestions. :tup: Another rule of thumb is to try to either be completely in the sun or completely in the shade, this will help in editing should your image be blown or too dark. Also try to keep from shooting into the sun. :twocents:
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Tip #12
If there is still sharp daylight/shadow contrast in the faces, use fill flash. If the flash is too strong for your tastes (ie it washes out colors or skin tones) use Flash Exposure Compensation in the settings menu to dial down the flash intensity.
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Hats should either be turned around or taken off. Sun glasses should be removed as well.
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