SCENARIO 4
Photographing a Sunset
How to take a portrait with a crazy awesome sky.
GEAR NEEDED:
- Camera + Trigger
- Lens of any focal length (I enjoy a 50mm for a landscape sunset shot)
- Off-camera flash
- Light stand
- Light-softening modifier
- Second Off-camera flash (optional)
GOAL IMAGE
Ever have a couple that’s drooling over the sunset on their wedding day but all you can produce is either a picture of them properly exposed or a photo of the sky with them silhouetted in it? Me too, my friend. Me too. That ends for you today. Taking sunset pictures is easier than you think (Figure 4.1)!
To start off, you’ll want to think about the light modifier you choose to light your subject. You can choose to not have one at all, and your light will be more ...
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