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Urban Exploration Photography: A Guide to Shooting Abandoned Places
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Urban Exploration Photography: A Guide to Shooting Abandoned Places

by Todd Sipes
December 2013
Beginner
60 pages
1h 25m
English
Peachpit Press
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Quality of Light

Light is the key to every photograph ever created. Photography itself is technically just the art of capturing light. Within the genre of UrbEx photography, when you choose to capture light will directly correlate with the quality of your final photo. Whether you’re shooting at blue hour, golden hour, broad daylight, or under a full moon, the quality of light can make or break a great composition. My personal preference is to shoot first thing in the morning, arriving at a location during blue hour so that I can capture sunrise. Shooting under a full moon or the Milky Way can also produce some amazing results. Shooting from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. is typically the “bleh” window when you’ll face harsh highlights and be stuck trying ...

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ISBN: 9780133816938