Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Chicago 2010 — pt. 7 (Photo tip #1)


Just a nice, graphical photo. I like it.


A different take.


We went up in the Hancock building to view the Sears Tower. :)


Erik looking goofy.


Me looking goofy.

Sheesh.

Oh, and here's a tip for you camera geeks out there. This was all taken with my point and shoot. We watched someone else try to get a photo of them with the skyline in the background, and they couldn't do it. They were all dark/black, and the skyline looked great.

Here's why: The camera's meter saw the sky and said "There's enough light here" so it thought there was no need for a flash.

Many cameras have the option to force your flash to fire. What that did was put light on me and Erik, and still show the stuff in the background. It's not the same as a pro camera, but does a better job than letting your camera do all of the thinking!

This tip also applies to SUNSETS. If you want the sun to look great behind you,but also be able to see you, force your flash to go.

Example below:

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