How to Photograph a Waterfall by Randy McKown
Shooting a waterfall is like shooting an action scene. You can either choose to freeze the action or blur it and express the sense of motion. Most waterfall photographers tend to blur the movement of the water. This is what gives the water its soft angel hair appearance.
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Use a Tripod
If you are wanting to blur the motion of the water you will not be using a fast shutter speed. This means you will have to use a tripod. To get a nice soft blur as the water flows over the rocks you will want to use a slower shutter speed. Don’t plan on shooting anything faster than 1-2 seconds. I want to stress again, do NOT attempt to hand hold this shot. All you will end up doing is getting an out of focus image.
Aperture Priority
If you’re having trouble getting a good exposure try switching to aperture priority and set the camera to f/22 or another small aperture for the shot. This will give you a slow shutter speed while cutting down on the amount of light flooding into the camera. This will also give you a greater depth of field, which is probably want you want anyway. Everything will be in sharp focus except for the water itself.
Cutting Down the Light
Using a slow shutter speed like this in the middle of the day means you’re going to have a lot of light entering the camera. If you are having trouble getting the exposure even with a small aperture, try using a filter to cut down the light. A polarizing or neutral density filter should do the trick.
You might also try bracketing your shots and lowering your ISO, which in my opinion your ISO should never be raised anyway unless it’s a life or death shot.
Don’t Overlook Your Surroundings
The background and foreground are just as important as the waterfall itself. Nobody wants to see a close-up of blurred water. That’s just boring. Look around and find a more unique and interesting composition.
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