Get Rid of Overexposed Sky Once and For All
The sky is one of the most important elements in landscape photographs. It can add dramatic effect to an image, create a certain mood, bring dynamics, set off foreground, or become a major component that attracts to a photograph.
But it is not always possible to take advantage of the sky in photography - cloudy weather can ruin all our plans. The white sky is a familiar thing to any photographer. But optical filters can solve this problem, they allow the photographer to restore, intensify or even change the color of the sky?
Let’s first find out the reasons for the white sky on our photos and then try to find ways to overcome this problem. When we shoot on a nasty day, the sky and some other elements of a photograph are not equally lit, that is why in most cases the sky will be overexposed. When we photograph landscapes on a fine day, the white sky is the result of imperfection of a digital sensor or a film.
Now when we know the reasons for the problem, we can try to find ways to solve it.
Shooting in cloudy weather
You should be a hopeless optimist to expect getting photos with an azure sky if you shoot on a nasty day, when the sky is heavily covered with grey clouds. In such situation, you are likely to end up with a grey or white sky, which occupies the top part of an image but adds nothing to it. The situation may seem hopeless, but we can try find a way out from this situation and OPTICAL FILTERS will help us.
An optical filter is a device which selectively transmits light having certain properties (often, a particular range of wavelengths, that is, range of colors of light), while blocking the remainder. You can use a polarizer and/or neutral gradient filter (for the sky), a warming or color gradient filter (for the orange sands).
A Color Filter allows a narrow range of wavelengths (that is, a single color) to pass. It is usually divided into two equal parts: one part is neutral and the other is colored in blue, red, or any other tone. They can also be round or rectangular.
Thus color filters allow the photographer to paint the sky in any color s/he wants, and as they are only partially colored, you can change the tone of the sky leaving other elements of a photo unchanged. You can make the sky yellow, red, violet or even green on your photo. Technorati Tags: digital photography, overexpoes sky, optical filter, photographic equipment, photo tips
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