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Park & greenery

Parks give you open shade, glowing backlight, and a wash of green that flatters everyone. The only real skill is avoiding the patchy, blotchy light that dappled sun throws across a face.

A woman among green trees at golden hour, soft backlight through the leaves, smooth green bokeh behind her.

The annotated breakdown is inside.

The usual miss

Stand her under a tree on a sunny day and shoot. It looks shady to your eye — but the camera sees what's really there: little coins of hard sunlight punching through the leaves and landing in blotches across her face. "Dappled light" is the classic greenery trap. One bright spot on the nose and a shadow over an eye, and an otherwise lovely scene looks messy.