The Canon Magazine 11
SHOOT WITH A PRO
TECHNIQUE
ASSESSMENT
Natasha dials in some key Canon camera
settings to get started in the EOS Utility 3 app
EXPERT INSIGHT
CANON EOS
UTILITY 3
YEMI WAS able to see and
change the settings on Natasha’s
screen, which was running the
Canon EOS Utility 3 app tethered
to her Canon EOS 90D DSLR.
He’s able to click on par ts of the
screen and control it by using the
Zoom video conference app.
Natasha has created this setup so
she has everything they need to
do the photo shoot all in one easily
accessible screen.01
PREVIEW
This window shows
the JPEG version of
the most recent
photograph taken
from the camera.03
CAMERA LIVE FEED
Here’s the Live View
feed coming straight
from the camera – you
click the screen to
place the focus point.05CAMERA SETTINGS
Yemi was able to click
on settings like ISO,
aperture, and shutter
speed, to change them
at any time.02
QUICK REVIEW
This is the folder of all
the JPEG images that
are being saved, so
Natasha or Yemi can
review them quickly.04
SHUTTER BUTTON
Hold this button down
to autofocus and click
again to take the shot
just like with a DSLR or
CSC shutter button.06
IMAGE QUALITY
The quality is set to
RAW & JPEG, so they
can preview the JPEGs
quickly and still
capture the RAW data.07
WEBCAM VIEW
This shows Yemi on
Natasha’s screen, and
Natasha on Yemi’s
screen over Zoom for
easy communication.01
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02USE A REFLECTOR
A REFLECTOR offers maximum bang for your buck –
they’re affordable and can even be made at home from
white foamboard, but they allow you to get a totally different
result very quickly. Natasha often uses reflectors to balance
the light from her flash to ‘fill’ shadows and make them look
less harsh, or use a specific silver or gold side of the
reflector to make the portrait look more warm or cool.STUDIO SETTINGS
YEMI CAN adjust any of the settings at the push of
a button in the Canon EOS Utility 3 app, as he has
total control of Natasha’s screen, but to get started
we set the shutter speed to 1/125 sec. Although this
sounds relatively slow the flash is so quick and
powerful that it will freeze the moment still. Natasha
also set the ISO to 100 for the best possible image
quality and dialed in a medium aperture of f/5.6 for
a decent depth of field.