Digital Camera World - UK (2019-09)

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com SEPTEMBER 2019 DIGITAL CAMERA^13

Master cityscape shots with Ron Timehin

The Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador reveals his preferred shooting and editing settings

1 “Normally I try to keep the ISO

as low as possible. If I don’t have a

tripod, the maximum I’d normally go to is

ISO 1600. I like to shoot at f/8 and above,

just so that everything is fairly sharp.”

2 “I like to keep shutter speeds as fast

as possible, 1/125sec or above, but

on Sony Alpha cameras I have no problem

shooting handheld at 1/80sec because

of the in-body stabilisation.”

3 “When I use the rear screen I find

that the larger view helps me get

my lines in place. Occasionally with the

viewfinder I find that, even if I think I’m

level or if my composition is spot-on,

actually it’s not. I try to keep the on-screen

info overlays to a minimum so I can see as

much of the image as possible.”

4 “I like to get things right in-camera

as much as I can. When editing

images afterwards, I’ll play around with

tone curves to add to the feel and texture.”

5 “I use Capture One and just love

the way you have control over every

aspect of colour. And also, because I shoot

commercial portraiture, the ability to play

around with skin tones and get them

really precise is brilliant.”

Living on-grid

“When I’ve got the display up with grid lines

on the screen, it helps me compose shots

better,” Ron says. The Sony Alpha 7R III offers

a choice of grids (above) to use in the EVF

display or on the tilting rear screen.

Ron’s evening shot

brings out the best in

the UK’s tallest building.

Name The Shard

Lens Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

Exposure 1/100 sec at f/1.8, ISO 400

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