Make the most of the summer with your camera

or us photographers, summer is something of a mixed blessing. There’s no doubt that it’s more pleasant to be out and about with a camera in warmer temperatures and (potentially) dry conditions. But the non-photographers in your life might be surprised to hear that yes, even though the sun is out and it’s nice and bright, it’s often the wrong kind of light. Midday on sunny days serves up slabs of hard light that create deep, sharp shadows and gloss-white highlights that can make it harder to achieve balanced exposures and more challenging to