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02/17/2009 02:19:37 AM · #1 |
I had a brainwave earlier today (quite a rarity these days). I'm going to start photographing interesting skies and cloud formations to use in the future when I take photos where the sky isn't so interesting.
Does anybody else do this and if so, do you have any tips?
So far I've thought about having a standard set of zoom levels for each sky shot (18, 35 and 55 for example) and to keep the sun out of the shots to make sure any shadows in the foreground are not a problem. |
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02/17/2009 10:54:20 AM · #2 |
Hopefully, you live in an area with an interesting sky. Here in California, it's usually clear. Of course, now it's raining.
I would search existing stock sites for "sky" and see how many are around. You can also checkout what people are doing. |
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02/17/2009 12:26:17 PM · #3 |
I did that for a while. One thing to consider (and record too if you can) is the direction you are facing when you take the shot. A North facing sky looks quite different to a South facing sky (those shadows also appear on the clouds)
Similarly, the angle you shoot them at matters - how far you've tilted your camera up relative to the horizon makes for quite different sky shots.
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