Water is an extremely attractive element in general and for people who love photography in particular, but it is a love-hate relationship. If you’ve tried photographing water under one of its forms, you’ll know what I’m talking about, photographing water isn’t easy or easy. This is usually extremely difficult, especially if you don’t know how, but when you get it it’s very (very rewarding), does it cost almost as much as finding the needle in the haystack?That’s why today I bring you 11 tips for photographing stunts and making stunning images.
Jokes aside, when you dive into this ocean of photography, sometimes you embark on tests without having any idea, you can be one of those people with a special gift that gets the photos the first time (congratulations if that is your case) but the normal thing is that you fail to infinity, you are frustrated and gradually learn from mistakes. Or that you have the good idea to read articles like these where you get half the work done?Either way, it’s valid. If you are here it is because you are one of them or because you do not want frustration to overwhelm you, in any case I welcome you and tell you that you made the right decision, because with these tips you will see that everything is much easier.
- If you carry the right equipment your cataract photography results can improve a lot.
- It is true that many times we say that the team does not make the photographer.
- That we can take stunning photos with a normal camera.
- But of course.
- We talk.
- To be able to move.
- Tell a story.
- A brutal composition ?.
- In this case we have a waterfall and we want to highlight it.
- So the margin for the artistic and emotional part is quite limited and you have to control a little more the technical part That is why you will need:.
(If you want to freeze the movement, you won’t need the latter two)
To achieve this effect in which the water looks like a silk blanket, it is necessary, as I mentioned above, to take prolonged exposures, or what is the same, open the shutter longer, in this way it turns on much more light, so a sunny day will result in an overexposure of your photo.
This is a failure that many of us have been through (including the first one), especially those of us who jump into the pool as soon as we have our first SLR in hand without investigating a little earlier, does it sound familiar?Well, this beginner error is easily fixable. Either you use a filter or you choose the best time just before sunrise and dusk. Cloudy days that act as a “filter” are also valid.
I’m not asking you to clean your home windows before you go out and photograph waterfalls, but if you want very clear photos, don’t forget to take a quick look at the lenses and filters (if you use them) you have. you’re going to drink.
Your photograph can change a lot depending on where you’re photographing and what you include, you can frame vertically if you want to focus all your interest on a narrow waterfall, can you include elements that guide your look towards the waterfall, take advantage of a bridge near the waterfall to photograph it directly from the front (as in the picture), photograph from too low or too high a point?There are endless possibilities with which you can play and get a different or more attractive stunt. As beautiful as it sounds “in situ” when converted into two dimensions, it loses a lot of charm and you will have to compensate it with a good composition.
These are the settings that will help you photograph stunts successfully.
We’re very heavy, but we still don’t know the benefits of shooting RAW?For starters, you can forget about white balance, for example.
Ideally, you should avoid autofocus, especially if you’re using the filter, as it probably won’t work very well. In this case, use this trick: focus manually, then place the filter.
Including people in your photo will help size the waterfall and leave the viewer speechless.
If there’s a bright sun, you can’t wait till dusk, you don’t have a tripod, no filter or anything at all, don’t leave without immortalizing the waterfall. If you’ve discovered that beauty doesn’t come home without a piece.
The silky effect is very nice, but freezing the movement of water can also be very interesting, especially if you manage to convey the fury of the water when it falls. Besides, with a bright sun, can you achieve something that without its rays is impossible to achieve?The rainbow! Two natural beauties together, double beauty, don’t you think, always looking for the positive side of things, in photography as in life itself, always there is?
If you can camp nearby (better in company?), you will have the opportunity to photograph a waterfall accompanied by stars, a beautiful view. After seeing this picture, you feel like camping near the waterfalls, don’t you?
Not that you have it at home stored in your backpack, if I write this article it is to encourage you to go out to photograph, but I have no choice but to advise you to take good care of it, given the camera and the humidity (and that’s it!I’m not telling you the water!) They’re declared enemies. Use very high tripods or surfaces slightly away from splashes. And take care too, don’t risk your life to take a picture!?
Today I’m not going to tell you to run away and put into practice what you just read because it’s not easy to have a waterfall by your side, but I’ll tell you to find a nearby place where there’s one (you don’t have to go to Niagara) and plan an excursion. If you don’t practice, this reading won’t do you any good because you’ll forget how long it takes for the waters to reach the ocean.
What you can do is be inspired
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