Want a dramatic sky?

The simply do the following:

1. Aim at the sky – fill your entire viewfinder with it.
2. Lock your exposure, by pressing the “AE-L” button (Nikon) or “*” button (Canon).
3. Aim down to compose the way you want.
4. Focus on a close-by object (by pressing the shutter half way and holding it after the beep).
5. Shoot!

Simple, innit?

And there are two ways to do this:

• If you turn on your flash, the close by object gets lit up, as in the above image I took in Oakville on a walk, with my excellent Fuji X100.
• If, on the other hand, you did not turn the flash on, the close by objects would now all be silhouettes. Which can also be nice.

You’re the boss-  which is what photography is all about!