Since there are a bunch of "I just bought a camera" - Here's your first rule
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Since there are a bunch of "I just bought a camera" - Here's your first rule
If you've heard about it...great. If you haven't then you need to read lol
I didn't know about this and had probably inadvertently done it not knowing. In class last week someone brought up that he was constantly blowing out skies. The f/16 rule was brought up and problem solved.
When shooting into a blue sky, set your camera to f/16, 1/125, ISO100. No matter what you do, you will get blue skies. If you are shooting a subject, you might need a little fill light but for the most part you don't.
This is not shooting directly into the sun. Test it out...check it out and see if it works for you
All SOOC (straight out of camera)
I didn't know about this and had probably inadvertently done it not knowing. In class last week someone brought up that he was constantly blowing out skies. The f/16 rule was brought up and problem solved.
When shooting into a blue sky, set your camera to f/16, 1/125, ISO100. No matter what you do, you will get blue skies. If you are shooting a subject, you might need a little fill light but for the most part you don't.
This is not shooting directly into the sun. Test it out...check it out and see if it works for you
All SOOC (straight out of camera)
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Sunny 16 rule...
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Some people can't go to iso 100 
200 will have to do.
Also, be careful with this, because if you have a dirty sensor, you may be needing to do some cleaning in PS, and actual hard sensor cleaning (done by me lol)
200 will have to do.Also, be careful with this, because if you have a dirty sensor, you may be needing to do some cleaning in PS, and actual hard sensor cleaning (done by me lol)
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Yes I had never heard of it either way so it was pretty interesting to me lol
I had never heard of it either way so it was pretty interesting to me lol
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I wouldnt try it shooting directly into the sun, the rule as I understood was for when its overhead.
It does work though, I believe there is a similar rule for lunar light.
It does work though, I believe there is a similar rule for lunar light.
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the actual rule is to set shutter speed to whatever iso you are using and f16 for your aperture.
so iso200... f16 1/200 iso200
also other helps tips
Conditions: Sunny days
Av: f/16
Example of shadows: Dark with sharp edges
C:Slightly overcast
Av: Add 1 stop to f/16: f/11
S:Bright with fuzzy edges
C:Overcast
Av: Add 2 stops to f/16: f/8
S: Barely visible
C:Heavy overcast
Av: Add 3 stops to f/16: f/5.6
S: Absent
C:Open shade
Av: Add 4 stops to f/16: f/4
S: Absent
C:Backlighting
Av: Add 1 stop to f/16: f/11
S: depends
hope this helps.
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I didn't know about this and had probably inadvertently done it not knowing. In class last week someone brought up that he was constantly blowing out skies. The f/16 rule was brought up and problem solved.
When shooting into a blue sky, set your camera to f/16, 1/125, ISO100. No matter what you do, you will get blue skies. If you are shooting a subject, you might need a little fill light but for the most part you don't.
This is not shooting directly into the sun. Test it out...check it out and see if it works for you
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I didn't know about this and had probably inadvertently done it not knowing. In class last week someone brought up that he was constantly blowing out skies. The f/16 rule was brought up and problem solved.
When shooting into a blue sky, set your camera to f/16, 1/125, ISO100. No matter what you do, you will get blue skies. If you are shooting a subject, you might need a little fill light but for the most part you don't.
This is not shooting directly into the sun. Test it out...check it out and see if it works for you
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Thanks to both of you for sharing! I'll take all of that I can get.
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The sky looks too dark in these pictures, no? Also why are there halos around everything if SOOC?
Better way to get good exposed sky and subject is to average the exposures of the two
Better way to get good exposed sky and subject is to average the exposures of the two
