Article DetailsWarmer Winter Photos: Top tips for warming up photo color |
| Date Added: February 19, 2010 10:04:55 AM |
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| By William Sawalich Want to stay warm this winter? Wear a sweater and double up on the socks. Want to keep your photos warm in these cold months? Follow these simple tips to add pleasing warmth to even the coolest photographs. — If you want warm light in your photos, you should shoot when the light is its warmest. (Duh, right?) But seriously, that means you have to get out and shoot at the magic hours of sunrise and sunset. Sunrise light is often pink, whereas sunset light tends to be even warmer in the yellow/orange range. If the scene you’re shooting combines that warm sunset light with an equally warm environment (say, the red rock landscape of the western U.S.) the light will impart even more warmth to a subject photographed in that scene. (Look to the covers of some of many past issues of Outdoor Photographer magazine for warm light used at its best.)  — Filter your lens. Use of a 81A or 85B warming filter, or any number of other filters that impart a yellow/amber color, is a great way to add warmth as you shoot. The key is to be sure you’re photographing with a manual white balance set, rather than auto WB—which will overcompensate and eliminate the warmth of the filter. The addition of just enough warmth can keep a photograph made in cool light (like open shade or a cloudy day) looking neutrally balanced—as if it were a normal sunlight day. For even more of a sunset effect, consider a stronger amber/orange filter to add an overall warm light glow.Read the rest of the article on the original source page. |
