Post by ZF on Jul 7, 2010 3:53:59 GMT -5
You can only shoot two times a day:
(1) dawn. You can shoot about 15 to 30 minutes before sunrise, and then from 30 minutes to an hour (depending on how
harsh the light becomes) afterward.
(2) dusk. You can shoot from 15 to 30 minutes before sunset, and up to 30 minutes afterward.
Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode
Composing Great Landscapes - There has to be a foreground midground and background
The Trick to Shooting Waterfalls
switch your digital camera to shutter priority mode (the S or Tv on your
camera's mode dial), and set the shutter speed to 1 or 2 full seconds.
(1) they shoot these waterfalls at or before sunrise, or just after sunset, when there is much less light.
Or
(2) use a stop-down filter.
If waterfall is at an area with shade and u do not have a stop-down filter
Put your camera on a tripod, go to aperture priority mode, and set your aperture to the biggest number your lens will allow
(probably either f/22 or f/36).
A Tip for Shooting Forests
Don't include the ground in your shots
Don't put the horizon line at the centre
Use your cap to shield lens flare from the sun
Tips for Shooting Panoramas
1. Shoot your pano on a tripod.
2. Shoot vertically rather than horizontally
3. Switch your camera's white balance to Cloudy.
5. Press your shutter button halfway down to set your exposure, then look in your
viewfinder and make note of the f-stop and shutter speed. Now switch your camera to
manual mode and dial in that f-stop and shutter speed.
6. Once you focus on the first segment
7. Before you shoot your first segment, shoot one shot with your finger in front of the
lens that way you'll know where your pano starts. Do it again after the last shot.
8. Overlap each segment by 20-25%. That's right, make sure that about 1/4 of your first
shot appears in the second shot.
9. Shoot fairly quickly
10. Use a shutter release, or at the very least a self timer, so you don't have any camera
movement
Shooting Wildlife? Aim at Their Eyes
Don't Crop Wildlife in Motion Too Close
Basic rules to shooting silhouettes
(1) make sure the subject (or the object)
you're silhouetting is easily recognizable.
(2) Position your subject directly in front of the setting sun, so the sun is covered and helps
outline your silhouette.
Kelby. S., "The digital photography book", 2006
(1) dawn. You can shoot about 15 to 30 minutes before sunrise, and then from 30 minutes to an hour (depending on how
harsh the light becomes) afterward.
(2) dusk. You can shoot from 15 to 30 minutes before sunset, and up to 30 minutes afterward.
Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode
Composing Great Landscapes - There has to be a foreground midground and background
The Trick to Shooting Waterfalls
switch your digital camera to shutter priority mode (the S or Tv on your
camera's mode dial), and set the shutter speed to 1 or 2 full seconds.
(1) they shoot these waterfalls at or before sunrise, or just after sunset, when there is much less light.
Or
(2) use a stop-down filter.
If waterfall is at an area with shade and u do not have a stop-down filter
Put your camera on a tripod, go to aperture priority mode, and set your aperture to the biggest number your lens will allow
(probably either f/22 or f/36).
A Tip for Shooting Forests
Don't include the ground in your shots
Don't put the horizon line at the centre
Use your cap to shield lens flare from the sun
Tips for Shooting Panoramas
1. Shoot your pano on a tripod.
2. Shoot vertically rather than horizontally
3. Switch your camera's white balance to Cloudy.
5. Press your shutter button halfway down to set your exposure, then look in your
viewfinder and make note of the f-stop and shutter speed. Now switch your camera to
manual mode and dial in that f-stop and shutter speed.
6. Once you focus on the first segment
7. Before you shoot your first segment, shoot one shot with your finger in front of the
lens that way you'll know where your pano starts. Do it again after the last shot.
8. Overlap each segment by 20-25%. That's right, make sure that about 1/4 of your first
shot appears in the second shot.
9. Shoot fairly quickly
10. Use a shutter release, or at the very least a self timer, so you don't have any camera
movement
Shooting Wildlife? Aim at Their Eyes
Don't Crop Wildlife in Motion Too Close
Basic rules to shooting silhouettes
(1) make sure the subject (or the object)
you're silhouetting is easily recognizable.
(2) Position your subject directly in front of the setting sun, so the sun is covered and helps
outline your silhouette.
Kelby. S., "The digital photography book", 2006