Achieving a sunset look when photographing at mid-day
The other day I
was playing around with a lighting technique I had come up with years
ago to obtain the look of a sunset or late afternoon light while
shooting in mid-day. It was easier when I originally did it because I
was using film, and the lenses were not as coated and resistant to
flare as they are today.
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| I placed two large and very shiny reflectors behind the model to serve as a partial background and positioned them to pick up the hot mid-day sun, and reflect it past the model's face and directly into the camera lens |
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| For the top photo I wanted the warm-colored, playful light of a summer sunset, whereas for the bottom image I wanted more of a desaturated tone to emphasize the serious, no-nonsense intensity of the athlete's stare. A warm Photoshop filter gave the upper image its color, while the Vibrance control dialed down the color in the bottom photo. |
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