Outdoor Yoga, Santa Monica

In my yoga class one morning, I heard that the Third Street Promenade—a pedestrian thoroughfare in Santa Monica, California—would be filled with yoga devotees. What a great way to capture yoga fever in its mecca! The only problem was the time of day; it would happen under a noonday sun,
which is harsh and unforgiving in the Los Angeles area, where there’s often not a cloud in the sky.
But I have many solutions for shooting in the middle of the day, when the light is "bad." When shooting people at this time, the key is to avoid sun on faces, which minimizes squinting eyes, high-contrast shadows, and especially the shadows created by hats. I was lucky that the yoga practitioners were facing away from the sun, but even so, I made sure to keep the light soft on their faces by coming around and shooting them backlit, avoiding even direct sun on their sides. —Catherine Karnow
Photo Tip: When shooting in midday sun, backlight your subjects to avoid harsh light directly on faces.

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