Overexposure
Authors: Goran Katić and Marina Ćosić
Situation: You're photographing someone outdoors on a very strong afternoon sun which creates strong shadows underneath the eyes. In situations like this not even the fill (in) flash will help, because the light (sun) degree simply ruins the photograph, and besides that, it's very hard to look at the model/person you're photographing.
Solution: If there is a place in a shade you can use – use it! Do not measure the light (exposure length and shutter aperture) on the sun, instead, measure it on the face of the model.
The background can be 'burnt', i.e. overexposed, however, the face of the model will be properly exposed and your photograph will turn out to be as intended.
In case you don't have options to choose from, try positioning your model so the sun shines the side of it and by doing that you will avoid those bad shadows that only ruin photographs. This way, the entire face should, to some degree, be evenly exposed.
Both photographs: Photographed in shadow, with postavkama blende više (+1). Walls were used as reflecting surfaces.
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