Sunset/sunrise...

What is the best way to photograph a sunrise or sunset?
I would like to get the foreground's exposure and the sky/sun's exposure correct...

Thanks for any of your tips and suggestions!

Maybe like a graduated neutral density filter, or could try hdr/exposure blending in pp.

Early in the morning or late afternoon..

Expose for the sky not the ground..

I find a 3- or 4-stop graduated ND filter very useful for sunsets and landscapes in general where the sky is bright. You can do the same thing in post-processing by taking multiple shots and blending them, but I find the filters help minimize the amount I need to do.

When your taking that sunset/sunrise, don't forget to look over your shoulder.
Sometimes the best shot is behind you.

GND filters are your friends in these situations.

Another option is take 3-5 bracketed exposures (at least ±2 stops), then combine in editing or HDR software.

hommedars wrote in post #5648959
Another option is take 3-5 bracketed exposures (at least ±2 stops), then combine in editing or HDR software.

hommedars,,,I'm very interested in HDR..Can you post an example please??

yogestee wrote in post #5649767
hommedars,,,I'm very interested in HDR..Can you post an example please??

Sorry, I don't post photos on the Internet, but here is a link to the best HDR software I know of with lots of examples.

http://hdrsoft.com/

Also a lot of examples on this site (good and bad). Search on HDR.

You will find, that when properly done and not overdone, HDR, exposure blending, and tone-mapping can produce results that virtually impossible to produce using any other method.

BTW, if you already own Photoshop CS3, it has HDR (exposure blending) built-in. File -->> Automate -->> Merge to HDR... I don't think that CS3 is as good as Photomatix, but it's not bad.

Do a google search for "painting with light" in photoshop. Pretty neat tool/technique.