Content tagged with "Settings" (13)
Why do you use 800 ISO and shoot jpegs?
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Why do you use 800 ISO and shoot jpegs, when on so many websites for beginners everyone says to shoot raw, and to keep the ISO down?
Pam Thorburn, Edinburgh UK
How can I feel more confident using flash?
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How can I feel more confident using flash? I avoid it as much as I can!
KM, UK (and many other people via Facebook)
In a nightclub, should I just up the ISO?
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I've been asked to take some pictures at a party in a nightclub. Should I use your simple settings and just up the ISO? I imagine most people will be moving around on the dance floor in nightmare lighting! Please help!
Sharon Goodchild, North East Lincs UK
QUICK QUESTIONS: August
Q. Would the 70-200mm, F4 lens suffice for portraiture?
Q. What type of metering do you use when shooting a wedding?
Q. Why do you change your exposure in postproduction, rather than in the camera?
Don't be put off if some of these questions seem a little "techy" at first...
Please can you tell me how to understand light?
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Please can you tell me how to understand light enough to make it do what I want with my camera innards?
QUICK QUESTIONS: May/June
Q. When trying to capture confetti being thrown and the couples' faces in focus, what settings would you use?
Q. What kind of flash should I buy for my Canon 5D Mark III?
Q. Can you recommend a good portable projector that I could use to show clients their photos in their own home without the use of a screen?
QUICK QUESTIONS: April/May
Q. If you are shooting in mixed light, do you put your camera on spot metering?
Q. How long do you spend on each photo session with the sitter?
Q. How big do you think a photography portfolio on a website should be?
What’s the difference between F22 and F5.6?
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One thing I just can't understand - how can everything be in focus (in landscape photography) at say F16 - F22 but yet recently when I was shooting a landscape in low light someone told me to go to way lower F/nr than F16 as "there's no need to be up there, you need more light now" - I thought the lower the F/nr the less detail in the photo would be in focus so why would I want that for a landscape shot?
HOW TO: Find beautiful light on your doorstep
You don't have to go further than your doorstep to find soft, flattering light - it works every time!
HOW TO: Shoot wet weddings with the minimum of flash
Don't let rain spoil your wedding photography! You don't need to resort to using your flash for everything - just plan ahead and work harder, so you only have to use flash for 10% of the pictures. Here's 10 tips to help you.