Digital Photography : Reduce Lens Flare in Your Photos

Although lens flares (from the Sun or bright lights) can sometimes artistically add to a photo (better to add them in PhotoShop), perhaps to better showcase how bright and sunny the weather is on a particular day, much of the time lens flare can be annoying and overpower a picture's detail. If you wish to reduce lens flare, your best bet is to a.) not point directly at the Sun, and b.) use a lens hood / lens shade. With a lens hood on you should minimize, if not eliminate, your use of flash as the shade may interfere with the light. Or c.) take your photos with the Sun at your back.

This is another reason why sometimes cloudy, overcast, otherwise dreary days are sometimes the best times to shoot photos. If the Sun is behind a cloud, you're not likely to get this glare.

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