This is a collection of pieces of advice to make your everyday photos more enjoyable to look at; a little more with every post. These are only bits which do not claim to be complete, but are rather all you need to know at that moment.
I assume my readers are non-professionals who are interested in capturing their memories in the way they have experienced them, instead of how their camera device automatically suggests an output, thereby speaking of using anything from a mobile phone to an auto-set DSLR.
About the author: I am
Mareen Fischinger, a
professional photographer, living and working in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Not so advisable.
If you shoot in direct sunlight and do not have a bouncer or fill flash handy, you will have to deal with shadows under the eyes, nose, chin etc. and it just does not look good. Leave alone them squinted eyes.
Genrally speaking, a non-genuine photo is probably best taken in the shade.
There are two types of shade:
1) An overcast day, which is the better solution.
2) If your photo is taken in the shadow cast by a building or tree, your camera will quickly adjust and the scene will look natural and not dark or cold at all, as long as you have no streaks of strong and bright sunlight interfering.
