Colors are rendered warmer and angled rays offer texture and shading. Noontime photos, especially those taken on the water, may be washed out due to the brilliance of the sun. Of course, when fish are caught while the sun is high the photographer will have little choice but to make the best of things. Days with bright overcast lighting, while largely shadowless, offer less glare than brilliant sunlight and will bring out the true colors of fish, angler's clothing, flesh tones, boats and tackle. The flat lighting also eliminates much of the harsh shadow effect on the subject's face caused by a hat brim.
Low angles add appeal to posed shots.
Compose the shot with the camera a foot or two, perhaps more, below the eye level of the subject. With more room for movement, I'll pick the 80-90mm mode on my zoom lens for portraits. Of course, telling the fishing trip story, whether to a local lake or some distant destination in Quebec, the Florida Keys or Alaska, should also include tight shots of the catch, boaters launching at first light, a fish taken with the gear used to hook it, action photos of a fly caster performing his art, your guide in action, the lodge or cabin in which you stayed, the cook and dining room and anything else which will help relive the experience in years to come. Good photographs help everyone relive those special days, no matter if the fish were kept for dinner by campfire or photographed and returned to the water. P.O. Box 986, Cherryville, PA 18035-0986.