Comments on: How to Photograph a Sunrise http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rahul Aijaz http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-239105 Rahul Aijaz Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:21:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-239105 Along with a great tutorial for photographing sunrise, you have got some brilliant writing skills, Christina! :D You tell a story instead of just describe everything and that makes it more effective! Thanks for this great tutorial, by the way! :) Along with a great tutorial for photographing sunrise, you have got some brilliant writing skills, Christina! :D
You tell a story instead of just describe everything and that makes it more effective! Thanks for this great tutorial, by the way! :)

]]> By: Sandralynn http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-217884 Sandralynn Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:41:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-217884 Great article. I hope I can get a sunrise shot soon! I've gotten up the last two weekends and both times as soon as I get to town I discover there will not be one due to the nasty gray skies here in Oregon. I will prevail though! Great article. I hope I can get a sunrise shot soon! I’ve gotten up the last two weekends and both times as soon as I get to town I discover there will not be one due to the nasty gray skies here in Oregon. I will prevail though!

]]> By: Sammy 4am Photography http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-172419 Sammy 4am Photography Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:09:20 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-172419 The hardest part is getting out of that warm bed for sure. Personally i find i'm freshest after about 30 minutes of getting up and can think the clearest at that time in the morning. Thanks for well written post. For those that have not done this you must try it.. sunrises are very nice to photograph. The hardest part is getting out of that warm bed for sure. Personally i find i’m freshest after about 30 minutes of getting up and can think the clearest at that time in the morning. Thanks for well written post. For those that have not done this you must try it.. sunrises are very nice to photograph.

]]> By: JesseAdams http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171716 JesseAdams Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:42:49 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171716 Great article, I am going to actually make the effort and try to capture a sunset with these techniques some day soon! Here is a shot I took arriving in New York by ship at around 4:40am. The colours of the sun breaking through the clouds around the skyline of Manhattan were breathtaking! http://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/4130470658/in/set-72157622741489517/ Great article, I am going to actually make the effort and try to capture a sunset with these techniques some day soon!

Here is a shot I took arriving in New York by ship at around 4:40am. The colours of the sun breaking through the clouds around the skyline of Manhattan were breathtaking!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/4130470658/in/set-72157622741489517/

]]> By: Mark http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171434 Mark Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:33:59 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171434 So many times I have gotten the "just before the sun clears the horizon" shot and then turned around to see the colors on the landscape behind me, that now I often position myself for the "sunrise photo WITHOUT the sun in it" by scouting the shot where the sun will be at my back. I look out across the landscape and wait for the morning colors to arrive. This can lead to even more beauty than the "sunrise-silhouette" photo that seems to be the "cliche" these days. I still shoot silhouettes on occasion, but only for a specific reason. Am I confused? I thought that polarizer filters worked best at ninety degrees to the light source, so how can this help when you are aiming into the sun??? So many times I have gotten the “just before the sun clears the horizon” shot and then turned around to see the colors on the landscape behind me, that now I often position myself for the “sunrise photo WITHOUT the sun in it” by scouting the shot where the sun will be at my back. I look out across the landscape and wait for the morning colors to arrive. This can lead to even more beauty than the “sunrise-silhouette” photo that seems to be the “cliche” these days. I still shoot silhouettes on occasion, but only for a specific reason.

Am I confused? I thought that polarizer filters worked best at ninety degrees to the light source, so how can this help when you are aiming into the sun???

]]> By: javier http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171301 javier Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:24:22 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171301 @Alejandro: The main reason for ISO 100 is not the noise, but the higher dynamic range. There are more available colors at ISO 100 than at ISO 400. Normally the camera optimum is around ISO 120-140 but this depends on the sensor, so your preferred setting might be either ISO 100 or ISO 200. @terry: Use a polarizer filter, it should take care of most the reflections. @digga: Yes, white balance doesn't really matter for the post processing as it can be adjusted latter, but it will effect how the preview looks like in the back of your camera, so if you want to adjust your settings on the spot based on the feedback you better set it up to something that resembles the look you are after. Chirstine, I really loved this post, sunsets are cool but sunrises have something special :-D It has been a while since my last sunrise pic (maybe I should take this as a hint) but my technique (back in the film days) was a bit different, I would go for aperture priority rather than shutter to ensure a nice depth of field, and instead of getting up at 4 I was more likely to go out trekking in the evening and sleep out near to the spot. But I was as much into the trekking as into the picture taking, so many days I would just forget to take the photos. Thanks for bringing the memories back :-) @Alejandro: The main reason for ISO 100 is not the noise, but the higher dynamic range. There are more available colors at ISO 100 than at ISO 400. Normally the camera optimum is around ISO 120-140 but this depends on the sensor, so your preferred setting might be either ISO 100 or ISO 200.

@terry: Use a polarizer filter, it should take care of most the reflections.

@digga: Yes, white balance doesn’t really matter for the post processing as it can be adjusted latter, but it will effect how the preview looks like in the back of your camera, so if you want to adjust your settings on the spot based on the feedback you better set it up to something that resembles the look you are after.

Chirstine, I really loved this post, sunsets are cool but sunrises have something special :-D
It has been a while since my last sunrise pic (maybe I should take this as a hint) but my technique (back in the film days) was a bit different, I would go for aperture priority rather than shutter to ensure a nice depth of field, and instead of getting up at 4 I was more likely to go out trekking in the evening and sleep out near to the spot. But I was as much into the trekking as into the picture taking, so many days I would just forget to take the photos. Thanks for bringing the memories back :-)

]]> By: bryan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171212 bryan Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:29:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171212 you dont need a shutter release. you can use the self timer instead you dont need a shutter release. you can use the self timer instead

]]> By: Jason St. Petersburg Photographer http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171202 Jason St. Petersburg Photographer Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:53:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171202 I really respect photographers that regularly get up and make the effort to photograph the sunrise, and really the hour or so before sunrise that is even better. The formatting of this post is nice and clear, although I do not much care for vignetting photos as done in the example. I, myself, rarely photograph the sunrise, but had occasion to do so a little while back because I do like to photograph haikyo (abandoned buildings): http://jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2009/12/27/cement-plant-haikyo-at-day-and-dawn.html I really respect photographers that regularly get up and make the effort to photograph the sunrise, and really the hour or so before sunrise that is even better.

The formatting of this post is nice and clear, although I do not much care for vignetting photos as done in the example.

I, myself, rarely photograph the sunrise, but had occasion to do so a little while back because I do like to photograph haikyo (abandoned buildings):

http://jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2009/12/27/cement-plant-haikyo-at-day-and-dawn.html

]]> By: Linus http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171198 Linus Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:28:17 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171198 A very beautifully written and motivating article. I liked the style of writing. Here is a sample from my side. I had no tripod so I tried and managed it with the window sill of my room. http://www.flickr.com/photos/linusmvs2/4724030134/ A very beautifully written and motivating article. I liked the style of writing. Here is a sample from my side. I had no tripod so I tried and managed it with the window sill of my room.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/linusmvs2/4724030134/

]]> By: Imogen Woods http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-a-sunrise/comment-page-2#comment-171194 Imogen Woods Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:42:34 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3646#comment-171194 Beautifully written, has inspired me to get up early tomorrow morning. Beautifully written, has inspired me to get up early tomorrow morning.

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