“The sun behind certain clouds or the way it can shine through the trees gives you completely natural, absolutely real rays that are incredible,” says Little Rock Instagrammer Mauren Sparrow Kennedy (@maurensparrow). Though sunbeams are commonly enhanced in digital post-processing, Mauren spends her time both photographing and curating photographs that feature “the most beautiful, interesting, unique—and totally real—sunrays that Instagrammers could catch on their phones.” Her top tip on capturing real rays is to be aware of the light source and the objects around it. As she explains, “Shooting directly into the light with your light source slightly obscured by either a thing or person will give you some awesome sun glare.” For more photos of natural sunrays, follow @maurensparrow.
Photo by @maurensparrow