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<\/p>\nSummer is one of the more photogenic times of year. You\u2019ve got bright blue skies, beautifully green camping trips. Not to mention dressing up in your best duds for summer weddings (you look good!) and babies in bathing suits (is there anything cuter?). <\/p>\n
But there is one downside to photographing in the summertime. Mr. Golden Sun can be a little much sometimes – causing squinty faces and unwanted shadows. <\/p>\n
But don\u2019t fret! With just a few tips in mind, you\u2019ll be snapping photos as bright and summery fun as your latest trip to the lake\/pool\/beach. <\/p>\n
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If you just remember one thing, it\u2019s to put the sun behind you as you hold the camera. Slather on the SPF and keep the sun at your back. <\/p>\n
This simple tip will make sure your subject is in the brightest possible light, and looking their glowiest. Every now and then it\u2019s not possible to snap just the photo you want with the sun behind you \u2026 read on, we\u2019ve got tips for that too.
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You don\u2019t want everyone in the group photo with their eyes shut or watering from all that glorious light, so to avoid having your subject stare right at the sun you can turn your subject 45 degrees or so, and still catch enough light across their face from the side. <\/p>\n
Just make sure they don\u2019t turn too far, be mindful of shadows on faces. And if there\u2019s no way to stop the squint you can always\u2026
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This works too! Just keep in mind, that shadows are only a problem when there is a big contrast between different parts of your photo. So, avoid a subject in the shade with a bright sunny background or the dappled shade of a tree that\u2019s putting leaf shaped shadows splotched across faces. <\/p>\n
If your subject is in the shade along with the rest of the photo, you\u2019re good to go.
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If you snap the perfect shot, with a bit too much light behind your subject, it is still fixable. Phew.<\/p>\n
Right in the editing screen on your iPhone you can adjust a setting called \u201cshadows\u201d. To Find it hit the little knob icon that will give you the choices \u201cLight\u201d, \u201cColor\u201d and \u201cB&W\u201d. Click the little carrot (down arrow) next to \u201cLight\u201d to reveal a bunch of fine tuning options and there you\u2019ll see it \u2026 Shadows! Turn that setting up to add some light back into the shadows. You can combine it with a tweak to the overall \u201cBrightness\u201d if the shadow adjustment alone is making the photo a little unnatural. <\/p>\n
\u201cShadows\u201d is also an editing option in Instagram and many other editing tools. Keep an eye out for it.
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The most surefire way to get lots of great summer photos, is to just keep snapping. If you take tons, there\u2019s bound to be a real gem in the bunch. <\/p>\n
Use the fave\/heart button or an album on your phone to log favorites as you go<\/a>, so it\u2019s easier to decide what to print when you want to put your photos onto paper<\/a> to enjoy all year long. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer is one of the more photogenic times of year. You\u2019ve got bright blue skies, beautifully green camping trips. Not to mention dressing up in your best duds for summer weddings (you look good!) and babies in bathing suits (is there anything cuter?). But there is one downside to photographing in the summertime. Mr. Golden Sun can be a little much sometimes – causing squinty faces and unwanted shadows. But don\u2019t fret! With just a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography"],"yoast_head":"\n