{"id":48,"date":"2013-08-12T23:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenkoskela.com\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2013-08-12T23:04:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T23:04:55","slug":"watch-the-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenkoskela.com\/blog\/watch-the-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Windows!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you are taking pictures of a building at sunrise, sunset or after dark, pay special attention to the windows. Windows can really add to a shot at these times of day. There are two things I watch for:<\/p>\n

1. Reflections of the sunrise or sunset in glass windows which are facing the sun
\n2. Background sky which can be seen through the windows<\/p>\n

When I was in Iceland, I took a couple of shots within a few minutes of each other which illustrate what I’m talking about. First, check out the cool reflections of the sunset in the church windows in this first shot:<\/p>\n

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Church on the Coast<\/a> : Prints Available<\/a><\/p>\n

Red and white coastal church with the beginning of a beautiful sunset overhead<\/p>\n

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The reflections really add some life to the picture and give the viewer something to look at. A few minutes later, I walked around to the other side of the church and took this second shot:<\/p>\n

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Coastal Church Silhouette<\/a> : Prints Available<\/a><\/p>\n

Silhouette of a church on the Snaefellsnes peninsula in western Iceland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The church silhouette looks much more interesting with the sunset showing through the windows. I have also used this same approach in twilight shots of churches, barns and old buildings:<\/p>\n

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Old Stone House<\/a> : Prints Available<\/a><\/p>\n

Silhouette of an old house on the Snaefellsnes peninsula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The above picture works because of the sky showing through the windows. Otherwise, this would have been a tosser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you are taking pictures of a building at sunrise, sunset or after dark, pay special attention to the windows. Windows can really add to a shot at these times of day. There are two things I watch for: 1. Reflections of the sunrise or sunset in glass windows which are facing the sun 2. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trips-and-tricks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t