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A good tip for outdoor pics....

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Back in the early 80's I had the opportunity to work with the National Geographic team that did a story on Puerto Rico.
The thing that struck me the most was that they wouldn't bother going out between about 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The reason they gave was that the light would be too harsh and the overhead direction creates unflattering shadows.
Something to think about....
John
 
Early and late in the day the light is softer, warmer, easier to control and has a quality that's difficult, if not impossible, to match in a studio. I did a lot of outdoor portraits, mostly young women, during the 25 years or so I had a photography business and only in rare cases did I shoot after 9 in the morning or before 4 in the afternoon. Early morning and late afternoon light is more directional, creates less glare, texture is emphasized and features that are invisible in mid day light stand out. I need to get involved in photography again. I burned out about 5 years ago and seldom pick a camera up these days.
JB
 
Hey John. Like most small town photographers I had to do a little of everything. Weddings, portraits, senior pics for highschool kids, product shots for local merchants, furniture catalog shots, some sports, an occasional portfolio for wanna be models, a little newspaper work and a lot of darkroom work. I preferred black and white for my personal work and when I got time I loaded up a few camera's and prowled the back roads looking for anything old to take shots of. I have thousands of black and white negatives I haven't printed, always said I would print them when I retire but as I said previously I pretty much burned out on photography about 5 years ago and don't know if they'll ever get printed. Retirement is only a couple of years away so we'll see.
JB
 
Get yourself a film scanner and have fun with those old negatives.
john
 
There is an artist here in Charleston who uses shadows in his photos as art and he makes a killing. You should see some of his work, just regular everyday shadows we do not really pay any attention to are the ones he takes the shots of and sells them like hot cakes. I guess it depends on the circumstances. Take care
 
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