Back to Basics: Part 4

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Back to Basics Part 4

• By Nathan Silvers

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What we are addressing today

• Share examples
• Metering modes
• How to critique
• Shooting Process

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Metering Modes

• Each camera has a meter and measures the light
  that is being reflected at it.
• Each meter assumes the light coming in is 75
  gray which can cause a lot of issues
• There are 3 metering modes
• Matrix
• Center weighted
• Spot metering

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Matrix Metering

• All portions of the frame will receive an equal
  weight.
• All light is accounted for

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Center Weighted

• More emphasis is placed on the center of the
  frame.
• 25 surrounding area
• 75 is from that small area in the center

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Spot Metering

• 100 of the light will be taken from the center.
• Only that object/subject will have the correct
  exposure.

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Blinkies

• It shows on the LCD screen as flashing portions.
• This shows areas that are blown out (have no
  data)
• Always expose in digital for the highlights

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Histogram

• It is a graph showing the amount of lights to
  darks
• Can be used to help find exposure
• There is no perfect histogram or a standard shape
• The left shows the blacks
• The right shows the whites

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Examples
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Examples
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What would you say?
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Answers
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Explanation

• Remember how you exposure meter works.
• Think about what you are shooting and how much
  white and black there is
• Look for a spread of graph
• Make sure it is not all pilled to one side or the
  other
• This comes with experience

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Shooting Process

• Introduction
• Shooting an image is a process
• Developing a process helps eliminate stupid
  errors
• When you learn something new it is easier to
  remember and find where it would fit in

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Shooting Process

• Development of a process
• Find your own
• Work all the time on your own
• Try new ways and approaches
• Watch other photographers
• They will say they dont have on but watching you
  will find they do.

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Quick Advise

• Know thy self
• Know thy camera
• Be honest

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Nates Shooting Process

• This is just a list not all the information that
  I do is in here.
• Most information I will talk about
• Hard to put it all to words but I will show

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Nates Shooting Process

• Prep Work
• Cleaning and Charging
• Lenses
• Caps and Covers
• Camera
• Charge batteries

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Nates Shooting Process

• Prep Work
• Organize / Equipment Selection
• Selection
• Where am I going
• What am I shooting
• What will I need and what wont I need
• Bags?
• Organize
• Placement for easy access
• I have everything

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Nates Shooting Process

• Prep Work
• Research
• Look at old pics
• Internet information about the place
• Rules / Regulations
• Typical shoot locations
• Morning
• Weather
• Subject selection

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Nates Shooting Process

• Walking around / Selection of subjects
• Look closely
• What peaks your interest is worth shooting
• Keep your eyes open for other photographers
• Photography is also about just enjoying your
  surroundings and sharing that love

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Nates Shooting Process

• Emotions
• Emotions draw you to an image but
• They can prevent the shot
• Caught in the moment and miss the shot next to
  you
• Need to relax
• Example Door County

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Example in Door County
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Example in Door County
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Nates Shooting Process

• Think / Visualize
• 2 Questions
• Why did I stop and like this?
• How do I convey what I see?
• Look at different composition ideas
• Think of the lighting
• What is the background
• What do I need to keep and what do I trash?
• Start thinking shutter speeds of f-stops

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Nates Shooting Process

• Select the lens for the shot
• Filters?
• Camera Settings
• ISO
• White Balance
• Timer
• Quality
• Color Settings

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Nates Shooting Process

• Compose the first image
• Start with the largest images
• Move in as you progress (Work the subject)
• Take a guess on f-stop or shutter speed depending
  on the needs
• Shoot

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Nates Shooting Process

• Check the images
• Check the focus
• Composition
• Edges of the Frame
• Edges of the subject
• Exposure

• Need more equipment?
• F-stop
• Exposure

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Nates Shooting Process

• Makes all the needed adjustments
• Shoot the image
• Check the image again
• Once you have the shoot pack up and go home
• Nope try a different perspective
• Continue working the same way