Digital Photographer - USA (2019-07)

1

Performinitial

researchif

youplantobe

travellingthrough

anarea,look

onlineforpotential

placestomakeimages,orresearchhowother

photographershaveapproachedtargetlocations

youplantovisit.Findoutdetailsregarding

accessandthebesttimesofdayoryearto

conductphotoshoots.

2

Choosewhen

tovisitBefore

makingascouting

expedition,pick

atimethatwill

providethemost

informative

experience.ensurethatweatherortideswill

allowyoutomakecompositiontests,asfinding

mostofthesiteobscuredwillnotenableoptimal

informationgathering.

3

MakefirstsitevisitGo

toyourlocationin

personifthisispossibleto

seehowtomakeplanned

compositionsarealityand

toexplorethesurrounding

environment.ideallymake

thisvisitwithinaweekofyourmainshootor

makedetailednotesofpotentiallychangeable

elementsifyoucan’t.

4

Identifychangeable

conditionsA

fewdaysbeforeyour

shootcheckweather

forecastsandtide

times.rememberto

accountforseasonaldifferencesandthelikelihood

ofshiftsduringyourshoot.Becertainthatideal

tidescoincidewithyourpreferredlighting.

5

Attemptyourshoot

Attendyourlocation

attheidealtimeofday

fortheimagesyouhave

inmindandattemptto

capturefinal,portfolio-

worthyshots.itisalways

goodpracticetocapturemoreimagesthanyou

need,asframeseithersideofa‘keeper’aregood

referencesforfutureshoots.

Locationscouting

timeline

Correctlystructureyourlocation

scoutingstrategytobebestprepared

foron-shootconditions

comPoSItIonaL
DIRectIon
the subtle leading lines in
the foreground may not be
a reason to select a location,
but here they helped the
decision to choose this spot

StRonGSUbJect

as well as having good

foreground potential, the

main reason for shooting

here was the castle,

shown in a wider context

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Fenech

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erwin

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