Have you ever tried taking a photo on a foggy day? It’s harder than it seems, but the result, if you can get it in focus with contrast can be eerily mesmerizing.
I tried taking some fog photos this past weekend. Here’s what I found during my trial and error – so you can learn from my mistakes.
When I’m trying to get a quick shot, I sometimes use an autofocus option – when shooting in the fog I found that my best shots came out when in manual focus. I updated my camera to an auto light sensor setting, so I wouldn’t have to worry about my exposure, but used a manual focus. It seemed like the fog played with my camera’s ability to automatically focus on what I wanted it to focus on.
While I was futzing with my automatic settings, my flash accidentally went off for a picture. Although this gave a more antiqued and faded look to my photo (you can get a similar effect with some “fade” edits, it wasn’t the effect I was going for. I found that using automatic light sensors or even playing with manual light focus so that I control the exposure and aperture and abstaining from flash allowed the greatest amount of contrast from the foreground and background.
I was taking my photos as a passenger in a motor vehicle. There were times where I was able to get out and grab a photo or two, but I feel like it’s important to mention because motion in photos can be compelling or hindering. I find that I like snapping some photos while I’m walking rather than standing still for a few minutes to get a single shot, depending on what kind of photo I’m taking – one for me or one to share. While in the fog I discovered that minimizing motion and being as still as possible allowed for the most crisp and least distracting image.
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