Who loves the sun?
Not just anyone, as the Velvet Underground has astutely observed. Especially not you, when you discover that your photos are full of bright spots and streaks of light, reflections you hadn’t noticed when you took the shot, and people who either are too dark to identify or look like they’re sucking on pickles. In fact, if you’ve ever taken photos on a bright day, you’ve probably had your moments of not loving the sun. Before I took off for my very sunny summer vacation in the middle of the Aegean, I packed a few camera accessories to help me make the best of the bright conditions. I’ll tell you what I brought, as well as a few simple things you can do to make the sun work with your photographic goals instead of spoiling your favorite shots. Sunglasses for your camera If you invest in just one camera accessory for shooting in bright light, make it a polarizing filter. A polarizer will eliminate unwanted reflections and glare, and it will also do a nice job of bringing out blue skies and
