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PRO QUIZ: I understand now several ways to shoot a portrait in direct sun like this without washing out one side of the face OR losing the other side to black. If you do too, comment with your favorite method.


Outfit pieced together at Goodwill. Special thanks to my brother for the loan of his classic-looking double-barreled shotgun.
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~Martin-Ravencroft Feb 10, 2013
Cool... I like the "SteamWestern" look...
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~SlavicWolf Nov 18, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
And i will add this to my collection if you don't mind.
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~mybearjana Jan 3, 2010
Captain Malcolm Reynolds, I presume?

My favorite solution to this is to use off camera flash, though my gallery doesn't really reflect the bulk of my portraiture.
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~staffdancer Jan 3, 2010
I'm flattered by the reference.

Do you mean that you'd use your flash to fill the shadows, or that you'd use the flash instead of the sun?
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~mybearjana Jan 3, 2010
well, if you're shooting outside, you've always got the sun to contend with. Either it's giving you a strong directional light, dominating the exposure, or it's giving you an overcast ambient light. If the first, use the flash to fill the shadow. If the second, make your own point-source light for the shot, and expose for the flash's light rather than the ambient sunlight.
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~staffdancer Jan 4, 2010
Perfect description. I haven't yet run into a need for directional light on a cloudy day, but now I have yet *another* reason to take my flash off camera.

I still find bright-sun-from side to be one of the most challenging conditions for portraiture. I have pretty good reflector boards now (of foam board and chrome spray paint) for filling shadows, which is what I used here [link] I also have a portable diffuser made from a foggy shower curtain that can be erected between a model and the sun.

When a big set up wasn't convenient, I've had fair (but only fair) luck using the on-camera flash to fill shadows.

Whew, so many techniques to test!! Thanks for the feedback!
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~mybearjana Jan 4, 2010
I shoot through a white umbrella on a homemade light stand, usually. The light stand was jury-rigged from $2.09 worth of PVC pipe and other bits and pieces from Lowe's. The wife holds my light stand for the ultimate luxury in off-camera lighting--voice activated control!
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~staffdancer Jan 4, 2010
That's brilliant. :)

Off camera flash unit - prices vary
Shoot-through umbrella - $15
DIY umbrella stand - $2
Spouse participating in your hobbies - priceless
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~mybearjana Jan 4, 2010
No, it's not priceless...I give her a pretty hefty cut. :D
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