Time of Day Impacts Your Photo

by Stanley LearyNikon D5

Leary family reunion at Ocean Isle Beach, NC. We are enjoying our accommodations on the beach front. [Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm, ISO 51200, ƒ/5.6, 1/100]

Time of day makes a HUGE impact on a photograph. Take a look at these two examples.

[Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 500, ƒ/5, 1/500]

The photos create two different moods; you may use one over the other for the purpose it serves.

[Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 1/500]

This photo with all the chairs during the daytime helps give context to the house and its location on the beach.

[Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/2.8, 1/50]

If you can take photos at different times of day of a location, take them both and do your best to make each one work.

[Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/2.8, 1/35]