Practical Photography - UK (2020-04)

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Reviewit

Lookat the

image on

th e backof your

camera.Ifit ’s overor

underexposedyou’ll

needto adjustthe

shutterspeed– don’t

goover3secor below

1s ec.Takeanother

shot.If it’sstillnotright,

changeISOor aperture

tocompensate.Once

yourexposureis dialled

in , keepshootingand

checkinguntilyouget

animagewithenough

bl urbutreasonably

sharpeyes.

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Fr ameyourshot

Put yourmodelinto

positionin frontof the

lensandframeup howeveryou

want.Setyourfocuspointover

yoursubject’seyeandhalf-press

theshutterto focus.Withfocus

set,switchoverto manualfocus

tolockit in place.Youwon’tbe

ableto focusthroughtheND

filter.It’simportantto makesure

yourmodeldoesn’tmovefrom

thispositionor you’llhaveto

refocusagain.

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Camerasettings

Grabyourcamera

and longlens.A focal

le ngthof 100mmis ideal.Next

at tachyourcamerato a tripod.

The extrastabilitywill be key

in controllingtheamountof

motionblur.Withyourcamera

in manualmode,dialin the

wi destapertureyoucan.Set

yourshutterspeedto 2sec

and theISOto 200.Switchto

a 2secself-timer.

Break The Rules

Above Fast movement and a slow shutter
speed results in a shot that’s too blurry.

Ethereal portraits with an ND filter

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Take the shot

Attach the ND filter to the

front of your lens. As you

fit it, be careful not to knock the

focus ring and change the focus

of your camera or alter your

composition. Ask your model to

remain as still as they can during

the time the shutter is open, and

thentaketheshot.

SHUTTER SPEED TOO SLOW

GET THE SHOT