Travel Photo Thursday: Cue the Clouds

May 23, 2013

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Cloudy days. Good news and bad news for photographers.

Bad news: Not much light means colors can be washed out.

Good news: Not much light means shadows won’t obscure features, such as people’s faces.

Bikes on a Bridge, Amsterdam

Bad news: Not much light means few, if any, shadows will be cast to create contrast.

Happy medium: Just enough clouds added to your image without blocking all of the sunlight.

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