How To Shoot Sunset Photos
This is another installment of photography tips from Steve Kristof. Steve is a photographer and photo educator who also writes for and contributes images to the popular free photography learning site www.FreePhotoCourse.com. Visit for free tips, free desktop images, a photographers’ forum and much more!Picture this; you’re on vacation at an all-inclusive in a tropical destination of your choice. As you walk along the pristine stretch of beach, feeling the cozy sand beneath your feet and the warm water lapping at your toes, something else waits in store. It’s a show like no other and it doesn’t really matter whether you’re waking up to it or saying “adios” to it ? when the sun is near the horizon it can light-up the sky with fiery color.Like most people, you reach for your camera, because of course you want to ca unique hoodia pture this beauty to look at again and again (and of course to show-off to friends and family).What usually happens is a bit of disappointment, and it’s not so much when you review the image on that tiny LCD screen on the back of your camera. When you see your precious sunset or sunrise photos on the larger monitor of your computer or in print, they somehow seem to lack the depth and saturation of color that you remember. So, what’s the secret to making a spectacular sunset or sunrise look spectacular photographically-speaking?1. Put the “Ball” under or Just Above the HorizonThe bottom line here is that the sky’s color will be more intense as the sun stays below or just above the horizon. With sunsets, most people are so enamored with the big red ball that they finish their photo work before the show even begins.