Sunsets produce some of the warmest light and colors of the day. In fact, many professionals refer to the hour before sunset as the Golden Hour. The natural light produced during this period isn’t as harsh and is ideal for taking some truly beautiful photos.
To take some great sunset photos, take a look through your digital camera’s manual to see if it offers a sunset scene mode. Samsung outfits most of its compact point-and-shoot models with a sunset scene mode which will automatically program your digital camera to take the best sunset photo possible.
Selecting the sunset scene mode on your digital camera is easy. If you’re using the Samsung SL620, turn your camera’s mode dial to SCENE. This will bring up a menu of available scene modes on your SL620. Simply scroll over and select the sunset scene mode, using the five-way mode dial on the back of your camera.
When set to the sunset scene mode, your digital camera will automatically adjust its color to give your photos a more dramatic look and feel by adding warmer tones to the image, something that standard AUTO mode will not do.
As we mentioned in previous tips, keep the rule of thirds in mind. Experiment with moving the sunset out of the middle of the frame, play around with the position of the horizon, and try taking the photo from different angles or points of view.
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- Tip 1: What does the little flower mean?
- Tip 2: Using Flash on a Sunny Day
- Tip 3: The Rule of Thirds
- Tip 4: Locking the Focus and Tip 5: Be Candid and Spontaneous
- Tip 6: Go Vetical and Tip 7: Get Low
- Tip 8: Better Family Photos and Tip 9: Shoot Video Too!
- Tip 10: A photo tip for Moms
- Tip 11: Effortless black and whites (and other colors too) and Tip 12: Use your TV as a picture frame
- Tip 13: The benefits of a wide-angle lens
- Tip 16: Avoiding Red-Eye
- Tip 17: Great graduation photos
- Tip 18: Perfect Profile Photos
- Tip 19: Slower Shutter Speeds
- Tip 20: Slower Shutter Speeds
- Tip 21: Better beach photos
- Tip 22: The Dutch Tilt
- Tip 23: Up Close and Personal
- Tip 24: Great Action Shots
- Tip 25: Vacation Photo Tips
