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
AutoShoot both
Keep perpendicular
flexibility
RAW
Cityscape
photography
CustomWB
orientationsShoot continuous
Var y
focal length
Spot metering
landscapeportraitTECHNIQUES