2019-05-01 Wilderness

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Intothesun
Positionthesubjectbetweenyou
andthesuntoachievea clear
outlinewithlotsofcontrast.
Thisisoneofthefewsituations
wherea lackofdetailin your
subjectisdesirable.

Gocommando
Anakedlenswilltakemuchbetter
images,soremoveanyUVorpo-
larisingfilterspriorto takingyour
image.Rememberthatadditional
glassbetweenyourlensandthe
sunintroducesreflections and
reduces contrast.

Watchyourhighlights

Settingthecorrectexposure

willrequirea fewtestshots.Try

differentsettingsuntildistant

landscapedetailsbecomefaintly

visiblein thehighlights.It is fine

if thesunis a big,undefined

blob.Afterall,itisnota pinprick

oflightwhenyoulook right at it

ona clearday.

Pushyourshadows

Yourshadowswillinevitably

endupunderexposed– that’s

fine,darkshadowscaneasilybe

brightenedinpost-production.

Shootinganexposurebracket

offa tripodisanotheroption

totackledarkareas.

Poseyourtrampingpartner

Don'tbeshytogiveinstruc-

tionstoyoursubject.Slightly

crookedoractiveposesusually

workbest.Engageyoursubject

insimpleactivitieslikethrow-

inga rock,orbyaskingthemto

repeatedlyshiftweightfrom

one foot to the other.

Photo

SCHOOL

Camera:FujifilmX-T3

Lens:FujifilmXF16-55

Settings:43mm,

ISO160, f2.8, 1/8000s

BLINDED BY

THE LIGHT

Cloudlessdaysinthemountains

oftenendina glarysunset.Rather

thanfighting the intense light, try

toembraceconditionsbyshooting

a stylishsilhouetteimage.

ByDennis Radermacher

Thebreakdown

Aftersettingmyexposureso

themountainrangeintheback-

groundwasfaintlyvisible,

I instructedmytrampingpartner

toposeona rocksoherlegs

wouldnotdisappearindeep

grass.Tellinghertoshieldher

eyesfromthesunseemedlike

a naturalactivityinthesituation.

Italsocreateda gapbetweenher

armsandherheadthathelpedto

outlinetheshapeofherarm.

Theresultingimagewasquite

darkintheforeground,which

was easilyfixedon thecomputer.

• Dennisisa commercial
  photographerand
  teachesphotographyat
  http://www.heroworkshops.com

Don’tfightthe

light,embrace

your silhouettes

DENNIS RADERMACHER