I'm curious as to what techniques people use to deal with harsh sunlight. I use M, and bump my ISO up a little and drop my SS to compensate. It seems to give a little definition to the shadows.
vcrampton Member  171 posts Joined Feb 2011 Location: Orlando, Florida More info | Apr 27, 2011 13:38 | #1 I'm curious as to what techniques people use to deal with harsh sunlight. I use M, and bump my ISO up a little and drop my SS to compensate. It seems to give a little definition to the shadows. Sports Shooter Profile
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mtimber Cream of the Crop  5,011 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Cambs, UK More info | Apr 27, 2011 13:41 | #2 Hope for clouds... "Owning lots of expensive gear is very important. I helps those of us without talent appear as if we really know what we're doing" (Belmondo)
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mtimber Cream of the Crop 5,011 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Cambs, UK More info | Apr 27, 2011 13:43 | #3 There is however an excellent video on Kelby.com, which is all about shooting in available light any time of the day. "I don't like the direction this thread is going..." (LightRules)
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chris270 Senior Member  285 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2008 Location: Rochester, NY More info | Apr 27, 2011 14:13 | #4 vcrampton wrote in post #12303838  I'm curious as to what techniques people use to deal with harsh sunlight. I use M, and bump my ISO up a little and drop my SS to compensate. It seems to give a little definition to the shadows. I do this too but only when backlit Christopher Cecere
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Apr 27, 2011 15:50 | #5 vcrampton wrote in post #12303838 I'm curious as to what techniques people use to deal with harsh sunlight. The best technique is to use the sunlight to take pictures.
The sun didn't stop these pictures from being taken. If there is a technique, it's nothing new and no secret or mystery: make sure the sun is behind you when you take pictures. Now, those who are worried about "harsh sunlight" may be careful, because they could get exactly what they want.
However, if those who dislike "harsh sunlight" get weather such as what's shown above, they may still be unhappy, even though there's no sun to interfere with their pictures. 
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lefturn99 Senior Member  820 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma USA More info | Apr 27, 2011 15:58 | #6 If it is a still scene, HDR. If it moves, shoot RAW and try to pull out the shadows with fill light. 6D, 5D Mk III, 60D, EOS M, Gear List
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TooManyShots Cream of the Crop 10,203 posts Likes: 532 Joined Jan 2008 Location: NYC More info | Apr 27, 2011 22:20 | #7  Permanent banHave we forgotten that we are shooting sports?? You shoot where the action is, not where the sun is. Here is a shot which I consider a bit challenging to light up the riders. Considering the sun was at my 3 o clock. I pulled this off because I was shooting with a flash. At close proximity of the riders. Manual exposure with a bit of 1 stop overexposed. A bit of photoshop highlight suppression to control highlight. Some lifting of the shadows of course.  Another tough shot here. Blacklit sunny background with a dark, shadowy foreground. The flash saved the day.  One Imaging Photography
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ZXDrew Goldmember 1,027 posts Joined Mar 2010 Location: Austin, TX More info | Apr 28, 2011 15:23 | #8 I parked a stobe set to 1/16 or 1/8th power off the side of the course and shot with hyper sync with a TT1 and TT5 combo. 1/2000th with strobe, Yes Please.  Camera Canon EOS 7D Exposure 0.001 sec (1/2000) Aperture f/3.2 PhotoWolfe.com
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Apr 28, 2011 15:39 | #9 vcrampton wrote in post #12303838 I'm curious as to what techniques people use to deal with harsh sunlight. I use M, and bump my ISO up a little and drop my SS to compensate. It seems to give a little definition to the shadows. The best advice is to not shoot in harsh sunlight. 7D | 300D | G1X | Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 | EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 | EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro | EF 85mm f/1.8 | 70-200 f/2.8L MkII -- flickr
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