What Is Color Saturation?

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What is Color Saturation?

Color Saturation

Color saturation is how much a color differs from its lightest and darkest shades. It is the ‘strength’ of a color. If you think about the rainbow, red is the strongest, violet the weakest.

In the real world, there are different ways of describing color saturation. For instance, blue is said to have more color saturation than purple. In nature, green grass has more color saturation than a red poppy.

The color of something that is saturated is usually described as a single shade. For example, the sky, the sun, and the ocean are saturated shades of blue.

Think of color saturation in relation to the colors that you see in the world around you. Look at your room, at the sky outside, at the colors of the flowers and trees in the park, and then at the colors of the food in the supermarket. You’ll … Read the rest

Great Tips for Taking Cloudy Day Photography

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Cloudy days offer beautiful scenes, but can make it difficult to capture the beauty in your pictures.

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If you are shooting nature images, clouds can make for great backgrounds. Shooting in the middle of a light shower can lead to interesting and unusual patterns and shapes in the sky.

Shooting at dawn or dusk can produce interesting lighting and allow you to catch interesting cloud shapes and patterns in the sky.

If you shoot in bright sunlight, clouds can add interest and texture to the picture, while shadows under trees and buildings can be quite dramatic.

As long as you use the right lens to shoot the scene, a cloudy day can be a lot of fun.

A wide angle lens can add a nice wide field of view and let you include other elements in the picture. A telephoto lens can reduce the depth of field, making distant objects … Read the rest

How to Take Amazing Photos of City Skylines

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Skyline shots are one of the most popular photography subjects and there is no end to the number of amazing photographs taken around the world. Here we share some of our favorite places to take stunning skyline shots.

We live in a city and we often find that the sky looks the same everywhere, so why not create some unique images of our local scene? The answer is: because it can! There are so many things that make a photo great, but if you start with a little experimentation then you may find you create something special.

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Use a long lens to capture the sky and cityscape.

The rule of thumb is the further away the objects are from the camera, the bigger they appear. That means if you want to capture the entire skyline then a long lens is essential. Long lenses allow you to include more of the … Read the rest

Best Tips For Bounce Flash Photography

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Reasons why you want to try bounce flash photography

The new digital photography equipment has a huge impact on how we take photos. Digital cameras, such as the Nikon D3100, are capable of taking great images in low light situations. But there is also a lot to be learned by using flash photography. When used in a flash photography technique, a white wall, ceiling, etc., can serve as a reflector. When you use this technique, you need to set the flash exposure compensation (Flash Exposure Compensation) to -1.0.

There are several reasons why you should use flash photography techniques. The first reason is to add light. As mentioned above, you can use a white wall or ceiling to reflect light onto your subject. This light source can be very effective when you are taking pictures in a room where the lighting conditions are poor.

The second reason why you should … Read the rest