How do you create sun-like brightness (not flare)?

[sincere]

with available light that you have such as on a sunny day, everything is so well perfectly lit. is there away to recreate that?

 

[keyseddie]

It's difficult to answer a question that's difficult to understand.

 

[sincere]

It's difficult to answer a question that's difficult to understand.

which exact part didnt you understand?

 

[astroNikon]

Actually on bright days it creates harsh shadows.
I prefer to have an even layer of clouds dispersing that sunlight. Then shadows are minimized and photographs are much easier to control

you can always up your ISO to make everything "brighter" too ...

 

[KmH]

with available light that you have such as on a sunny day, everything is so well perfectly lit. is there away to recreate that?

As mentioned a sunny day does not deliver light perfect for doing photography and you would want some types of subject to be in open shade rather than in direct sunlight.

Landscape photographers usually want morning or evening light.

But, yes. the light can be recreated using electrical light sources and light light modifiers.
Have you ever noticed that professional photographers often use electrical lighting and other lighting aids when shooting at outside locations?

 

[sincere]

Sunny days have worked great for me. I simply lowered the ISO and jacked up the shutter speed. Other than that, i am aware that theres electricasl lighting that can be used but this is exactly what i want to avoid so therefore i looked for alternatives.

 

[Overread]

If you want more light and ambient light isn't giving you what you need you've really only a few options:

1) Use things like reflectors to redirect the light you do have.

2) Wait for a sunny day

3) Use flash to add light to the scene.

It really depends what you're taking a photo of as well - clearly you can't do much for a landcsape shot other than wait for the right light; but for a portrait you can do a lot

 

[Designer]

.. everything is so well perfectly lit.

That statement may be key to understanding your question as you understand it.

A "sunny day" means little or no cloudiness. If you are shooting in direct sunlight, you are getting harsh light and contrasty shadows. Is this the kind of light you wish to recreate?

 

[Overread]

Guys you're forgetting that a "sunny day" includes dawn to dusk not just midday sunlight.

 

[Designer]

Guys you're forgetting that a "sunny day" includes dawn to dusk not just midday sunlight.

I'm trying to understand the OP's definition of "sunny day".

Since he didn't define what it was that he wanted to recreate, it seems we have to guess.

 

[keyseddie]

everything is so well perfectly lit. is there away to recreate that?

That part. For me I sell mostly landscapes. Dark, angry, well defined clouds can produce images with dramatic moods. Early morn and late afternoon, the sweet light, produce long shadows and well defined textures to work with in my compositions. Twilight and rain on medieval streets produces reflections and street lights and possibly bright umbrellas to work with. That's all perfect light. The mid day bright sunshine usually means a two hour lunch or a visit to a museum for me.

 

[sincere]

Guys you're forgetting that a "sunny day" includes dawn to dusk not just midday sunlight.

I'm trying to understand the OP's definition of "sunny day".

Since he didn't define what it was that he wanted to recreate, it seems we have to guess.

with perfectly well lit i have meant that the balance of more space being well lit is given, something you dont have on an "average" day. of course that also depends on where you are standing, high buildings can potentially take away the balance of it.

 

[Vince.1551]

Every part of the day is good for photography. It just depends on what you are shooting

 

[Designer]

with perfectly well lit i have meant that the balance of more space being well lit is given, something you dont have on an "average" day. of course that also depends on where you are standing, high buildings can potentially take away the balance of it.

Light from the sky, whether direct sunlight or overcast, is very wide and deep. Like lighting up the whole world. To recreate that much light using lights would take a lot of lights using a lot of power.

I have never seen any such attempt just for a photograph. Now some city business districts are almost like daylight. Take Las Vegas, for example. You could go outside at night and hardly know it was night unless you look straight up to the dark sky.

 

[dennybeall]

Light can be manipulated with all the controls on the camera. Our eyes adjust light so the whole scene appears more evenly lighted than it actually is. For instance did you know that many movies at the theatre that appear to be occurring at night were actually shot during the day and they just manipulate the light exposure.
It's interesting to take a daytime shot then start taking more and each time increase the underexposure and see that parts of the scene are actually lighted differently.