Digital Camera World - UK (2020-03)

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com MARCH 2020 DIGITAL CAMERA^13

Paul’s top tips for shooting your

best-ever landscapes and cityscapes

These insights into ultra-high-definition shooting will also work at lower resolutions

1 “Get up high if you can – but if not,

get down low. We’ve all seen cities

and landscapes from eye level, so there’s

not much new to show from that angle.”

2 “Don’t rely on Auto White Balance.

A small shift in colour temperature

can completely change the feel of an image,

so get comfortable with correcting it.”

3 “Don’t be afraid of shooting with

small apertures at night – purists

may cry: “f/8, f/11!” But when I’m shooting

car light trails, I’m often at f/16 and a very

low ISO – just for a longer period of time.”

4 “Only use long exposures when

appropriate. It makes sense some

of the time, but they can wash out sunrise

colours in the sky, or turn sharp reflections

to a silky mush. Don’t do it out of habit.”

5 “Little details matter. View your

images at up to 400% to ensure

there are no dust spots or hot pixels.”

6 “Raw files offer great flexibility, but

tend to look flat on a monitor. If it

has been a while since I shot the image, I’ll

reference a camera phone shot to ensure

I’m representing the scene faithfully.”

Editing: Capture One

Paul is very well versed in Lightroom and

Photoshop, but edits his images in Phase

One’s Capture One. “It just handles the

images out of the camera better,” he says.

Capture One is widely used by professional

photographers – not just for image editing,

but right at the start of their workflow,

for tethering studio cameras.

Name Grand Teton National Park

Lens Schneider Kreuznach 35mm LS f/3.

Exposure 1,116 sec at f/11, ISO 50