If i take a picture outside and theres a strong sun shining how do I make my picture good?

Question

My digital camera has lots of different features for different pictures like 'pet, backlight, night scene, high sensitivity' etc. If i want to take a picture outside and theres a strong sun shining the pictures come out all blurry and weird. How do I make them look good?

Answer 1

If you are getting blurry and weird pictures on a bright sunny day...there is something seriously wrong.

You should be getting a fast shutter speed, which helps reduce blur and the affects of shake.

1) Make sure the white balance is set for the lighting condition. Either set it to sun or auto.
2) Don't point the camera directly at the sun.
3) If you don't know how to use the manual settings on your camera, make sure that the camera is set to Auto. See if these probrlems still persist. If they do, then either you are doing soemthing wrong or there is a problem with the camera.

Answer 2

Check you have set the White Balance correctly for outside use in daylight.

If the person comes out dark then change the flash option to fill-in which should add some detail.

The comment about the picture being blurry, probably means that you have moved the camera. You have to remember that the camera has what is called 'shutter delay' which means that a finite amount of time is elapsed before the image is recorded from when you push the button. The more you pay for the camera the shorter this interval.

Answer 3

You camera is likely to have different white balance settings for sun, shade, tungston, etc. If you are in hard light use the sun symbol.

You can make a makeshift lens hood with a pice of dark card. Use a rectangle of card and just attach it with some press stik or blue tak. This will block out any harsh light from the sides of the lens.

Never shoot directly into the sun but to the left or right of the sun or with the sun at your back. If the sun is very hard, wait till about 3pm to take photographs.

Answer 4

If you are taking pictures off people and the sun is high make sure you place the sun either side of you so that your subject is not squinting, other wise have it behind you.

Answer 5

on a manual camera you would dial down the appeture , the F number to derease the amount of light coming in and or degcrease the sutter time, these can all be done with a digital camera although it might be tricky to figure it out, try it on the fully manual setting.

Answer 6

You have to turn away from the sun.Facing the sun will mess up you picture.

Answer 7

Try standing in a shaded area. Its worked for me for many years.

Answer 8

try and always have the sun at you back , that should help a bit


all the best
Ian

Answer 9

Keep your back to the sun.

Answer 10

always have the sun on your back, and choose outdoor/daylight photography