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- Sons: Ages 21, 20 & 16
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Is there a trick to be able to take photos of people and things looking into the sun? The glare is a problem, but sometimes I want to be able to take photos of something that I have no choice that the sun is where it is. Thanks for any tips you can share with me.
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- Son: Age 32
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- BroncosDad - June 22, 2009
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The only thing that might work is to use flash. However, I've never had much luck combatting backlighting very effectively.
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- PiratePrnsess - June 24, 2009
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I have a camera that has settings for backlighting. There are a few actually: Kids with backlighting, objects with backlighting, people with sunsets and so on... I love my camera!
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- Sons: Ages 21, 20 & 16
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- FamilyHost_Cheryl - June 24, 2009
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I have a camera that has settings for backlighting. There are a few actually: Kids with backlighting, objects with backlighting, people with sunsets and so on... I love my camera!
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How great is that to have those settings on your camera! What kind of camera do you have PiratePrnsess?
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- Sons: Ages 21, 20 & 16
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- FamilyHost_Cheryl - June 24, 2009
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The only thing that might work is to use flash. However, I've never had much luck combatting backlighting very effectively.
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I've not had any luck either. My husband was saying something about cardboard and bouncing something off of something else. To be honest, I am sure he saw that glazed-over look in my eyes as that all went over my head.
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- Son: Age 32
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- BroncosDad - June 25, 2009
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I've not had any luck either. My husband was saying something about cardboard and bouncing something off of something else. To be honest, I am sure he saw that glazed-over look in my eyes as that all went over my head.
- By FamilyHost_Cheryl
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What you need to avoid is shooting into the light if at all possible. If you have to do that, use your flash and get as close to the subject as possible. Some shots just aren't possible with a regular digital camera without specialized add-ons.
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- FamilyHost_Cheryl - June 27, 2009
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What you need to avoid is shooting into the light if at all possible. If you have to do that, use your flash and get as close to the subject as possible. Some shots just aren't possible with a regular digital camera without specialized add-ons.
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So I use my flash even though it is sunny? I've always been so used to only using it when the room or scene needed more light. Thanks, BroncosDad.
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- Daughter: Age 10 months
- Santa Clarita, CA
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- SmileForDaddy - July 07, 2009
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Hi there,
There are a few things you can do to get a good picture even if the sun is in front of you.
If the sun is in front of you but out of the frame, shade your lens with your hand, a piece of paper, or other object. Position your hand or the object so it casts a shadow on the front of your camera lens. Better yet, have someone else do it while you take the picture.
Make it a habit to shade your lens from any bright light source that shines light directly on the front of your camera lens; it doesn't have to be the sun. Your pictures will look richer, with more contrast and deeper colors.
If the sun has to be in the frame, try to position it behind your subject. If you can't do that, try activating your camera's flash in Manual mode, or whatever mode forces it to fire on every shot. (When the flash is in Auto mode, the flash decides whether it should fire or not. In Auto mode, the flash typically does not fire during daytime or when there is a lot of light.)
Some cameras have a backlight setting. This increases the exposure (brightness) of the image so that things that are in shadow don't look so dark. In backlight mode, the background can get very bright or may even turn completely white, which is fine as long as your subject is properly exposed.
If your camera doesn't have a backlight setting, you may be able to fake it. On some cameras you can set the point where it focuses. If you can position the focus point on the subject, the camera will ignore the rest of the scene and do its best to adjust and make your subject appear normal and not like a silhouette.
Hope this helps!
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- Son: Age 32
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- BroncosDad - July 07, 2009
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Hi there, There are a few things you can do to get a good picture even if the sun is in front of you. If the sun is in front of you but out of the frame, shade your lens with your hand, a piece of paper, or other object. Position your hand or the object so it casts a shadow on the front of your camera lens. Better yet, have someone else do it while you take the picture. Make it a habit to shade your lens from any bright light source that shines light directly on the front of your camera lens; it doesn't have to be the sun. Your pictures will look richer, with more contrast and deeper colors. If the sun has to be in the frame, try to position it behind your subject. If you can't do that, try activating your camera's flash in Manual mode, or whatever mode forces it to fire on every shot. (When the flash is in Auto mode, the flash decides whether it should fire or not. In Auto mode, the flash typically does not fire during daytime or when there is a lot of light.) Some cameras have a backlight setting. This increases the exposure (brightness) of the image so that things that are in shadow don't look so dark. In backlight mode, the background can get very bright or may even turn completely white, which is fine as long as your subject is properly exposed. If your camera doesn't have a backlight setting, you may be able to fake it. On some cameras you can set the point where it focuses. If you can position the focus point on the subject, the camera will ignore the rest of the scene and do its best to adjust and make your subject appear normal and not like a silhouette. Hope this helps!
- By SmileForDaddy
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Thanks..that was a very helpful post.
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- Sons: Ages 21, 20 & 16
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- FamilyHost_Cheryl - July 08, 2009
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Hi there, There are a few things you can do to get a good picture even if the sun is in front of you. If the sun is in front of you but out of the frame, shade your lens with your hand, a piece of paper, or other object. Position your hand or the object so it casts a shadow on the front of your camera lens. Better yet, have someone else do it while you take the picture. Make it a habit to shade your lens from any bright light source that shines light directly on the front of your camera lens; it doesn't have to be the sun. Your pictures will look richer, with more contrast and deeper colors. If the sun has to be in the frame, try to position it behind your subject. If you can't do that, try activating your camera's flash in Manual mode, or whatever mode forces it to fire on every shot. (When the flash is in Auto mode, the flash decides whether it should fire or not. In Auto mode, the flash typically does not fire during daytime or when there is a lot of light.) Some cameras have a backlight setting. This increases the exposure (brightness) of the image so that things that are in shadow don't look so dark. In backlight mode, the background can get very bright or may even turn completely white, which is fine as long as your subject is properly exposed. If your camera doesn't have a backlight setting, you may be able to fake it. On some cameras you can set the point where it focuses. If you can position the focus point on the subject, the camera will ignore the rest of the scene and do its best to adjust and make your subject appear normal and not like a silhouette. Hope this helps!
- By SmileForDaddy
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SmileForDaddy, thanks for the great information you've given us. I can't wait to try your tip about shading my lens. I will have to look and see if I have backlight setting on my camera. There are a lot of choices in my Scenes window and so I will see if Backlight is one of them.
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- Daughter: Age 10 months
- Santa Clarita, CA
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- SmileForDaddy - July 09, 2009
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SmileForDaddy, thanks for the great information you've given us. I can't wait to try your tip about shading my lens. I will have to look and see if I have backlight setting on my camera. There are a lot of choices in my Scenes window and so I will see if Backlight is one of them.
- By FamilyHost_Cheryl
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You're welcome. If you tell me what kind of camera you have, I can check for you as well.
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