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submitted 9 months ago by Stamets to c/[email protected]

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[–] jettrscga 77 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

shadows were really bad on the beautiful, clear, sunny day

That part's accurate even though they're acting like it's unreasonable. Direct sunlight creates much worse shadows than an overcast day with diffused lighting.

[–] _danny 56 points 9 months ago (5 children)

But a professional photographer taking a staged picture should know how to frame the shot so that the shadows work in your favor.

[–] jettrscga 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh yeah definitely still the photographer's fault.

I just wanted to point out their strange implication that sunny days wouldn't produce shadows. It's pretty difficult to take good portraits at peak sunlight.

[–] Xanis 11 points 9 months ago

Assuming the family wasn't like, "NO, WANT HERE. THIS SPOT." and "What do you mean? It's beautiful out!"

Plenty of people are plenty smart. Intelligence in one area does not equal intelligence in another. Common sense and decency also falls on a wholly different scale.

Though this is a super old meme/photo. So maybe we know the story, if there is one beyond what it says.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Nope this looks like mid-day sun, there is no magic framing that can solve this problem. Here are some of the options the photographer could've used:

Don't shoot outside at noon on a sunny day (morning/evening instead)
move to a shadowy area, increase exposure
diffuse the sunlight, in this case for a group photo you need a huge diffusion panel
use a reflector to fill in the shadows
use lighting to counter the sun

Or any combination of the above.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's no way to work with clear overhead sun. You pick another time of day or shoot in the shade.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Sure there are, they're just much higher effort and require to know how to work diffusion, reflection, lights etc. Probably need to hire at least one grip to help on the shoot. Price will be much higher.

[–] Anticorp 3 points 9 months ago

Or know the right time of day to schedule an outdoor shoot.