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1 Composition
Whenthesunis stillhighin theskyset
yourcameraupona tripod.Onceyou’re
happywithyourcompositionlockit down
securelyintoposition.Atthispointyouwantto
focusabouta thirdof thewayintoyourframe
andcheckthefocusis sharp.Oncehappy,
switchthefocussettingtothe manual
setting to lock it in place.
2 Camerasettings
Weoptedtosetourcamerain theAperture
prioritymode,andsetouraperturetof/11
at ISO200.Wealsodroppedtheexposure
compensationbyhalfa stopjusttoensure
thehighlightsdidn’tblow.Aswewerein the
Apertureprioritymodeasthelightdropped,
ourshutterspeedtimeincreased and
captured movement.3 Intervalshooting
Thinkabouthowoftenyouwanttoshoot
a frame.In theendweoptedtotakeone
everytwominutesovera periodof four
hourswhichgaveus 120 frames(plusa few
extrathatweshotmanually)toworkwith.
(Howeverweonlyuseda handfulof these).
Wesetourcamera’sinterval-shooting
setting to take the images.7 Rawbatchadjustments
OpentheseimagesintoACR(ormakeraw
adjustmentsif usinganotherprogram)and
tweaktheimagestochecktheexposure
detailsarecorrectoneachimage.Wealso
boostedthecontrastandclarityoneach
frame.ClickonSelect All and open these
in the main editor.
8 Layermasks
Havethedarkestimageonthebottomof the
stackandimportalltheotherimagesin the
correctorder(fromdarktolightestontop).
UsetheMovetooltodraganddropwhile
pressingdownShiftasyouletgo.Youwillneed
toadda LayerMasktoeachlayer,apartfrom
thebackground.Hideeachlayerabovethe
background layer apart from the fi rst.9 UsetheGradienttool
Goto theGradienttool(Foregroundto
Transparentsetting)withblackselectedas
theforegroundcolour.Onthelayermask,hold
downShiftanddraw(leftto right)a straightline
to removeasmuchof thesceneasdesired.
Dothesameforeachlayer,comingin a bitless
eachtimesotheyblend.FinallyusetheBrush
tool to pull/hide any parts of the scene.BLEND MULTIPLE IMAGES TechniqueDaytoNightis a hardbackbookwithtwofold-outs
thatshowcases 60 panoramascapturingthe
changingofdaytonight.Thephotographer
StephenWilkesspentnineyears(2009-2018)
creatingthesecomposites.DaytoNightis 260
pagesandmeasures16.5x 13in.It is published
byTaschen(www.taschen.com)andavailable now.
To find out more go to bit.ly/2TazqV Y.BarackObama.HerevealsintheTED
talk,‘DaytoNightis a compilationabout
allthethingsI loveaboutthemedium
ofphotography.It’saboutlandscape;
it’saboutstreetphotography,colour,
architecture,perspective,scaleand
history.Whenyouspend 15 hourslooking
ata placeyou’regoingtoseethingsa little
moredifferentlythanif youjustwalk up
tosomethingandtake a picture.’
Tryityourself
Wilkesshootsonthedigitalequivalentof
an8x10camera.Formanyofus,having
accesstosucha high-endkitisn’tan
option,butdon’tletthatputyouoff.
Itis stillpossibletousestandardkitand
capture the same idea (just with a bit less
resolution!).If youwanttotrythis
yourselfthena sturdytripodis an
essentialpieceofkitforkeepingyour
camerastillinoneplace.
Wilkesshootsmostofhiscomposites
froma highvantagepointona cherry
picker,whichforthemajorityofusis
unlikelyexpenditure!Althoughbeingup
highis anadvantageit is notessential,and
themainelementtofocusonwhensetting
upyourshotis gettinga goodcomposition.
Youwanttofinda stronganglethat
revealsinterestingelementswhateverthe
timeofday.Wesetupourcompositionon
thebeachatSlaptonSandsinDevonand
capturedthepeoplemovingaroundfrom
daytonight.Tofind out how, follow
our simple steps.