![]() ![]() Wind causes ripples in the water that will distort the reflection. You’ll want to try to shoot the water when the surface is calm. Don’t rely on automatic exposure settings, as the camera may try to set the exposure based on some area inside the reflection, potentially leaving the image underexposed. Be sure to use your mirrorless ILC or DSLR camera’s manual exposure settings to expose the photo for a portion of the water where no reflection is occurring. You might have to use a tripod to ensure a steady hand and a sharp image. You want the mirror image to be as sharp as possible in the photo. A good way to ensure that the reflection stays clear is to use it to set the camera’s autofocus. Try not to go beyond ISO 400 or 800, if possible, so you don’t introduce too much noise into the image and make your final photo look "grainy." If you find that you don’t have quite enough light to shoot both at high shutter speed and at a large aperture, you may have to increase the ISO setting a bit. Fortunately, with a DSLR camera, setting a high shutter speed manually is pretty easy. When more light is available, the camera can shoot at a higher speed. Cranking up this setting shouldn’t be too big of a problem when shooting photos of the water during the daytime. You’ll also want to set the shutter speed to be pretty fast, as doing so will minimize blurring from any ripples in the water. Instead, make sure you find a lens that offers the ability to shoot at a small aperture/large f-stop setting. So to shoot this type of photo, don’t worry about the lens’ focal length capabilities. The maximum aperture at which you can shoot will depend on the type of lens you’re using with your DSLR or mirrorless ILC. ![]() Try f11 or f22 settings for shooting water with a strong reflection. Shooting a photo of water with a reflection requires that you use a small aperture opening, meaning a large portion of the photo will be in focus. Quite a few different objects will work well as the subject that appears in the reflection in this type of photo, including forests with fall foliage, lights in a city skyline at night, interesting building architecture, mountains, ocean piers, seabirds and plants, and umbrellas and other common beach toys and objects. Huoguangliang / Getty Images Useful Tips for Shooting Photos of Water ![]()
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