EXPOSURE
Understand the Weather
The Golden Hour
It is one thing to watch the weather; it is a
totally separate thing to actually understand it.
But if you do, you may know when to get up
early and when to stay in bed. Something you
can check is the cloud formation and this can
have an amazing impact on your images. If you
understand that some different cloud structures
are moving through overnight that will greatly
increase the chance of the cloud lighting up,
then it could be well worth capturing. The
opposite can also be true. Weather also
impacts on ocean conditions, wind, rain etc
etc and if you understand how all of these
variables can impact on the scene you are
trying to shoot, you will go better prepared and
chances are you will get some amazing shots.
The greatest friend you will have in Landscape
photography is light.Understanding light is
the single biggest contributing factor in taking
great landscape photographs. The magic really
happens in the “Golden Hour” which is the half
hour either side of sunset and sunrise. This
time is great for a number of reasons but the
main ones are the beautiful golden light you
can get and also because the angle of the light
is so low it creates some amazing textures and
patterns within the scene.
Glenn Mckimmin
Managing Director
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P: +61 2 4365 1488
w: www.createdforlife.com
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