{"id":48379,"date":"2022-07-21T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keh.com\/expert-advice\/?p=48379"},"modified":"2023-08-16T06:03:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T06:03:06","slug":"helpful-tips-for-shooting-in-direct-sunlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/photography\/tips-how-to\/helpful-tips-for-shooting-in-direct-sunlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Tips For Shooting In Direct Sunlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the summertime, the sun can be a blessing to beachgoers, or a curse to photographers. A scorching sun directly overhead can wreak havoc on your best-laid plans for creative photographic freedom, forcing harsh direct top-lighting and dark, contrasty shadows. While dramatic, this isn&#8217;t exactly the look that most folks are seeking for their romantic wedding photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can&#8217;t control the weather, so what <em>can<\/em> you do to prevent bright overhead sunshine from ruining your shoot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, our friend and fellow photographer John Branch IV is an expert at this kind of thing. He&#8217;s seen it all , having shot plenty of weddings in both rain and shine. Below, you&#8217;ll find some of his best tips to use before, during, and after your session to avoid getting creatively burned when shooting on a bright, sunny day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"921\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/47XWXh2Mw70\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/shop\/cameras\/digital-cameras.html\"><strong>SHOP USED DIGITAL CAMERAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/shop\/cameras\/film-cameras.html\">SHOP USED FILM CAMERAS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/shop\/lenses.html\">SHOP USED LENSES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/sell\/reversecheckout\/cart\/sell\">GET AN INSTANT QUOTE ON YOUR GEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural light can be lovely when it&#8217;s controlled, but the blazing direct sun can really sabotage your best-laid photography plans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":48388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1146],"tags":[1130,331,1032,515,394,282],"class_list":["post-48379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-how-to","tag-bright-sun","tag-featured","tag-john-branch-iv","tag-summer","tag-tips-and-tools","tag-wedding-photography"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48379"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50399,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48379\/revisions\/50399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keh.com\/expert-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}