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
TECHNIQUES