 Pam Maddox |
photography in general silly question...sometimes I get frustrated because I will go through what seems like all the steps to a great photo and then realize later I forgot all about white balance or something else specific about digital. Do you recommend setting all the digital details as you are preparing to do a session...but then, if my camera turns off, wont my camera go back to auto settings? Say if I am hiking and taking photos with my camera on & off? can anybody recommend help me with procedure ideas to ensure all settings are arranged before I shoot? Possibly, you do not run through every setting for every single photo? Thanx for any advice
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Todd Bennett |
Pam, You need to have a check list, whether it mental, typed, or hand written. Then you need to use it religously. And a check list is just that, a CHECK LIST! You go through your settings every time you turn on your camera and then you go through your check list to make sure you haven't missed anything. And most people tend to work better from written lists. I know I do.
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Anne Gro Bergersen |
The camera does not go back to the default settings when you turn it off, at least mine does not (D200). Before I go out shooting, I check ISO, focus setting (manual or auto), EV compensation, because it is very easy to forget to reset these if you for instance have been shooting with manual focus the day before. The white balance is always set to auto, never change it as I shoot RAW.
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Pam Maddox |
Thank you for your help. I think I need to recheck my manual to see if settings reset or not. What if you at are home or driving and see something you cannot take the time for settings...do you just set auto and shoot?
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Todd Bennett |
Pam, I shoot aperture priority 99% of the time and usually leave it set on F8 and don't have any problem grabbing the camera for a quick shot.
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Pam Maddox |
ah great idea...reset my camera to a favorite setting before putting it down. Thanks for all good advice
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Michael A. Bielat |
Those things happen to everyone from time to time. You know, we shoot a wedding from outdoors to indoors or vice versa and guess what? No white balance change or something (haha even forgetting to remove the lens cap on the first shot of the day!) Shooting in RAW will help you with those "oops!" moments with white balance or whatnot... However, do not use it as a crutch for sloppy photo taking! Garbage in, Garbage out! I shoot in RAW for advanced editing and so I have a backup in case of a problem with the photos during a wedding and stuff like that. They do create larger files and require an extra step to convert to a JPEG and view on standard slideshows or whatnot but it is worth it if you are starting out so you can learn from your mistakes and so you can be on your way to better photo taking!
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Todd Bennett |
Michael, I've been trying to take a photo of my lens cap for a couple of months now. The come out underexposed and PS doesn't help. Got any pointers? LOL
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Pam Maddox |
the RAW shooting is a good idea but I was thinking I would only shoot RAW if I was PS savvy...which I am not. I can do really minor adjustments but that's about it. I've tried to get books but I am one of those one on one learners..need someone to show me. If I shoot in RAW do I make adjustments in PS and then convert to JPEG?
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