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Your Step by Step approach to shooting

  • 02-03-2008 3:36pm
    #1
    Bo Malicious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭


    Im really interested to find out other board members systematic approach to photography. Without getting too distracted by the different things we enjoy photographing Im sure all of us beginers could benefit in hearing how those of you more experienced go about photographing a scene.(Personally I would like to be able to shoot in full manual mode and perhaps such a discussion will help me get the most from my camera.)

    Regardless what scene it is - what is your approach?

    Do you have a conscious/subconscious checklist that you run through before and during taking a shot?

    How do you judge and/or measure exposure,shutter speed etc? (having major problems with this myself)

    How do you approach composing your shots?

    Do you shoot as much as possible or with a more reserved, less is more approach?

    Any tips/suggestions when using flash on/off camera?

    Suggestions for working with people and/or models?

    Hopefully this will open up the discussion a little and perhaps we will all learn a little from each other and perhaps tweak our own technique/approach.


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  • #2
    Bo Malicious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭Bo Malicious


    Right I figure I should post a reply to this and get the ball rolling...

    Im not the most confident of photographers. I try to think of what I want the shot to look like in the end and then work backwards. This influences my composition. So, while conscious of the 'rule of thirds' etc Im very comfortable in break those rules and got some good results. i recommend buying a tripod - really find them very useful. ( i find composition to be the easiest aspect of photography for me)

    I consciously try and keep everything in the frame. I try to keep lines and body parts etc within the frame as usually the shot is ruined if someones missing side of their face etc. I use a d70. Im trying to get better at using full manual. And so I usually look through the viewfinder with the camera set on automatic - take note of the settings, then switch to manual, dial them in and tweak them a little. Sometimes it works well - most of the time its a case of trial and error.

    Ive started shooting RAW and so am a little more reserved in how many shots I take. By being a little more restricted (memory wise) Ive been less snap happy and my photography has come on. ie Ive been forced to thnk through what Im doing.

    Off camera flash imo is much nicer then the popup flash or regular flat, on camera flash. I would recommend becoming more conscious of your enviroment and how you could bounce your flash off it which can create much nicer look.

    With working with people I think its good to have an air of responsibilty and control over the situtaion. Even if more often then not - Im trying to figure out why that little light ive never noticed before has started flashing red! I usually mix up a few shots with what my own manual settings and on automatic settings.

    If working with models it migtyh be worthwhile learning some poses. Not every model will move without direction. Some will need more direction then most.

    think thats my haphazard approach in a nutshell!


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