Tips para la hora dorada

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1. Slide 1

   Portraits · 4 rules

   Stop shooting portraits at noon

   The light, angles and settings I wish I’d known in year one.

2. Slide 2

   Tip 01

   Shoot the hour before sunset

   Low sun is soft, warm and flattering. Noon sun drops shadows into every eye socket.

3. Slide 3

   Tip 02

   Put the sun behind them

   Hair glows, nobody squints. Expose for the face, plus one stop, and let the sky blow out.

4. Slide 4

   Tip 03

   Open up to f/2, then step back

   Wide open blurs the background. Two steps back keeps both eyes sharp.

5. Slide 5

   Tip 04

   Lens at eye level, always

   Shooting down makes people small; shooting up makes them distant. Crouch, or find a step.

6. Slide 6

   Break the rule on purpose

   Hard light is a choice, not an accident

   Once you can shoot soft, try a slice of noon sun through a doorway. Underexpose two stops and let the shadows do the talking.

7. Slide 7

   Try one tonight. Tag me in it.

   I share my favourite reader portraits every Sunday.