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Shoot with White Balance
set to Daylight: this will
capture the colour of the
lights illuminating the building.
Using Auto White Balance
will neutralise the colour
temperature of the light
sources, which is no good
for exterior photography
but can be beneficial when
you’re shooting interiors.CONTROL EXPOSURE
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The Histogram is a great
tool for assessing the
exposure while shooting; many
cameras these days offer a live
histogram in Live View so you
can check the exposure on the
fly. Use exposure compensation
to ensure that the exposure is
correct, and in particular that
highlights don’t get blown
out and lose detail.James^AbbottJ0ÁÁR0x
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it looks; as long as you have a tripod, you’re well
on your way to success. There are, however, still
a few tricks you can use to improve your shots...MIXED LIGHTING
Shooting mixed lighting, where several light sources
have different colour temperatures, is particularly a
problem indoors. Set White Balance to Auto and make
local and global adjustments during post-processing.PERSPECTIVE CORRECTIONS
Few photographers have tilt-and-shift lenses to correct
perspective distortions, but software such as Lightroom,
Camera Raw, ViewPoint and Nik Collection all contain
powerful perspective correction tools.TRY MONO
Most night and low-light shots are presented in colour,
but black-and-white conversions can look incredible
in the right situation: monotone can almost appear
to glow in a way that colour often doesn’t.Xzٳ!x0«ÁX ̈³
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