Portrait Photography

showsupinawkwardplaceslikeeyelashesandhair,this
canbearathertime-consumingaffair.Somecamerasnow
alsohaveaself-cleanmodethatisexecutedeachtimethe
camera is switched on or off; if you change lenses
frequentlythis maywellbesomethingtoinvestigateand
invest in.

No matter how sophisticated the camera, the

photographer is still the one that makes the

picture.

— Doug Barlor

Thephotographershouldplanastrategypriortotheshoot,
thinking carefully aboutwhat is likely to be utilized in
termsoflenses, memorycards,propsand equipmentfor
theimagestobecaptured,andalwaysover-prepare,taking
spare batteries, flash syncs and leads to cover all
eventualities.Checkthatthecameraisreadytogo.Format
allmemorycardsreadyforuse,rememberingalsototake
enoughmemorycardsfortheintendeduse.Nowlet’stake
alookatthecamerasettingswewillneedtosetuppriorto
the shoot.

RECORDING INFORMATION ONTO A MEMORY CARD

Whenshootingontoamemorycardyoushoulddownload

theimagesbeforeallmemoryspacehasbeenfilledwith

information.Itisgoodpracticetodothisasitwilllengthen

thelifespanofthememorycarditselfandalsominimize