{"id":32052,"date":"2023-04-13T15:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32052"},"modified":"2023-04-20T17:04:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T22:04:38","slug":"portraits-3-shoot-on-cloudy-bright-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32052","title":{"rendered":"Portraits 3 &#8211; Shoot on Cloudy Bright Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/110710-Samantha-5D-1165-w7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/110710-Samantha-5D-1165-w7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24909\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samantha on a cloudy bright day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are new to portrait photography, a cloudy bright day is the best kind of day to start shooting portraits. The light on a cloudy bright day is soft and forgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/110803_Selina07_5D_2289_w7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/110803_Selina07_5D_2289_w7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21542\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selina. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A cloudy bright day has just enough clouds so you don&#8217;t cast a shadow, but not so many clouds that it is dark and gloomy. Sometimes you get cloudy bright light on a sunny day when just the right thickness of cloud passes momentarily in front of the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/110727_ELM08_5D_2105_j7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/110727_ELM08_5D_2105_j7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25005\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ellie Marie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cloudy bright days give you soft light that is very flattering to human skin. I love cloudy bright days for portraits. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/160528-Rachel-5D3-2423b-w7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/160528-Rachel-5D3-2423b-w7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20321\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On cloudy bright days you should keep the cloudy sky out of your portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32043\">Portraits 1 &#8211; Introduction<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32046\">Portraits 2 &#8211; Sunlight Can Be Really Bad Portrait Light<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32052\">Portraits 3 &#8211; Shoot On Cloudy Bright Days<\/a>  (this article)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32054\">Portraits 4 &#8211; On Sunny Days Use Open Shade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32057\">Portraits 5 &#8211; On Sunny Days Use the Sun as Backlight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32062\">Portraits 6 &#8211; Sunlight as Your Main Light<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are new to portrait photography, a cloudy bright day is the best kind of day to start shooting portraits. 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