This week we went to the beach and I took some over-exposed shots on the beach.
I overexposed by +1 enough to put my darks at the mid-tones. I love how it makes the image light and airy.
Settings for both shots f/9, 1/250, ISO 100.
What I learned:
- I love the over-exposed look for beach shots
- Back or side lighting worked best
- The reflections were important
- I'd love to try again in summer on a crowded beach with bright colours, it was difficult to over-expose the foreground without losing the detail in the background.
Constructive critiques welcome
5 comments:
Sarah! I love this!! I will definitely need to try this next time I got to the beach! Since you asked for critiques I'll critique the first one :O) I love the glowing light coming in from the left and how it is even reflecting off the water on the left. I would probably clone out some of the people. I would choose one set of people to be your focus and clone everyone else out. With all the different sets my eye searches for which one is the strongest subject. I love the way you kept the horizon in the top 3rd. You really nailed the over-exposure of this photo! Thanks for linking up!
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Wow Sara! You have this down perfectly.
Gorgeous shots!!
oh my, I absolutely love these shots. Great job! I'll have to try overexposing next time at the beach. I think the effect is really cool.
These are beautiful! Love the soft feel of them!
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