Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

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AlwaysshootinRAWformatasthis
willgiveyouthegreatestflexibility
toextracttonaland colour
informationfromdifficult scenes.

Wherepossible,keepyourcameralevel
toavoidconvergingverticals,instead
choosinganelevatedshootingposition
tocapturemoreofa tallbuilding.

If youhavetoshoot handheld
useAutoISOtoensure your
shutterspeeddoesnot drop
unexpectedly,causing blur.

Burstmodeallowssequences
withminutesteppedchangesin
composition,whichincreasesthe
chancesofcapturingtheperfectframe.

Takea whitebalancereadingusinga
neutraltargetif you’dliketocapture
accuratecolourin-camera.

Itishelpfultocaptureboth
landscapeandportrait-
formatframestoseewhich
bestsuitsyourscene.

Trydifferentlensesandfocallength
settingstoseewhateffectthishason
perspective and frame balance.

Cityscapesfeaturinghigh-contrastlighting
benefitfromtheaddedcontrolthatSpot
Meteringmodeoffers, helpingtoprevent
losthighlightsandshadows.

Blendexposuresdigitallyratherthan
usingNDfilters,toprovidemorenatural
globalbrightnessontallbuildings.

Favour


HDR


Tocapture
a tall
structure
shoot
multiple
vertical
segments
andstitch
insoftware,
fora wider
viewwith
reduced
distortion.

V E R T O R A M A
Auto

Shoot both


Keep perpendicular


flexibility


RAW


Cityscape


photography


CustomWB
orientations

Shoot continuous


Var y


focal length


Spot metering


landscape

portrait

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