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Using Google Earth to predict light conditions

February 7, 2014

Google Earth can be a great tool to help plan outdoor photography sessions, but Ben Wilmore takes it a step further and uses some of the tools in Google earth to plan outdoor photography based on the anticipated light conditions at a specific time and location.

Similar to the photorealistic atmosphere that we showed you last year, Ben uses the [View] –> “Sun” option to anticipate shadows in areas he may want to photograph. The resulting view can be quite useful.

stone mountain sun

To take it further, Ben has created a great video showing you exactly how he uses it:

Check out his full article to learn more. Great work, Ben!

Filed Under: 3D Models, Science, Sightseeing, Video Tagged With: ben wilmore, photography, sun



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