Shoot some back-lit pictures, with the sun coming toward the camera and shining through leaves. Use a macro lens and look for details such as raindrops clinging to the leaves. Fall colors can look even more saturated during or right after a rainstorm, and moody skies can offer that perfect contrast to the colored foliage. Fall showers can inspire beautiful photo opportunities, as well. On overcast days you only have to remember to keep as much white sky out of your frame as possible. These forms of lighting are diffused, or non-directional, and will produce shadowless subjects and render your colors in soft pastel shades. Hazy and overcast lighting bring a completely new set of opportunities. The quality of magic-hour sunlight is more diffused, with a pleasing contrast that is less likely to overexpose in the highlights, or underexpose in the shadows. A low-hanging branch with leaves can suddenly become a broad burst of color and detail, if you move in and focus upon the nearest leaf. on a full-frame camera) can produce some spectacular results - especially if you move in close at its widest setting and focus upon one object in the foreground. Take the time to consider the background, and experiment with more dynamic ways to make your main subject stand out.ĭon’t forget the power of wide-angle lenses. This is a perfect reason to switch to your camera’s Av (Aperture-priority) exposure mode, if you’ve been using fully automatic exposure up to now. You’ll need to make the creative choice depending on what, and how much of the background you want to see in the image. Smaller apertures will increase the range of focus, resulting in sharper backgrounds. Out-of-focus backgrounds are a photographic effect you can heighten, or reduce, by controlling your aperture: wider apertures will result in a shallower range of focus, and softer backgrounds.

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