Shooting
steps
1
ComposetheshotSetup the
cameraonatripodandchoose
thecomposition.Ifyou’reshooting
ascenethatcontainswater,be
mindfulofwheretosituateyour
horizoninordertogetthemaximum
effectofthereflectingarchitecture
inthewater.4
AttachfilterAddthefilter
holderanddecidewhichfilter
isthemostappropriateforthe
circumstances.Forthisparticular
setupacircularpolariseranda
6-stopNDfilterwereused,which
generallyprovidedexposuresofno
morethan 30 seconds.2
SteadythecameraOnceyou’re
happywithyourcomposition,
lockoffthetripod.It’simportant
thatthecameraremainsinexactly
thesamepositionbetweenshotsso
youcancompositethetwoimages
inpost-processing.5
Settimer/remoterelease
Makesureyourcameraisset-up
totakelongexposures.Thecamera
usedherehasatouchscreen,soI
madesureatwo-secondtimerwas
settoavoidcamerashake.Ifyou’re
hopingtocreatelongerexposures,
thenconsiderinvestinginaremote-
releasecable/remote.3
SelectsettingsAdjustyour
settingsandensurethatyou’re
happywiththeshutterspeedand
aperture,thentakeanimagewithout
thefiltersattached–thiswillactas
areferencephotoifyou’regoingto
combinetheimagesinPhotoshop
lateron.6
ShootandreviewTakeyour
long-exposureshotandthen
review.Dependingontheclouds
andthelengthoftheexposure,you
maywanttotakeafewimagesfor
comparison.Makesureyournormal
exposureandlongexposurematch
intermsofcomposition.1
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SHOOTING SKILLS