KAV’S CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SHOOTING THIS SCENE

1PLANNING “Previsualise the shot in your mind, and think about your goal. Knowing what shot you want to take will help you to pick the best settings and compositions for the right result.”

2COMPOSITION “With stock photography you want to try different angles and change your height. I tend to hold the camera up first, and then use Live View when I’m low to the ground.”

3PERSPECTIVE “I go through a range of focal lengths at every location if I can. Here, I’m zooming into 30mm using a Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens, using a wider view for a symmetrical shot.”

4EXPOSURE “I’m using Aperture Priority mode, with a mid aperture of f/7.1 and ISO 160, to give a shutter speed of 1/200sec. The metering mode is Evaluative, and I’ll check the histogram for any clipped tones.”

5STABILITY “I’ll sometimes use my bag – rather than a tripod – to provide some stability from camera shake. This is helpful for shooting at low angles or in locations where tripods aren’t strictly allowed to be set up.”

6WHITE BALANCE “I’m using Auto White Balance, and only change to Manual if I’m on a tripod. By shooting images in RAW, it’s easy to edit the white balance in Camera Raw later. The edited image is around 6170K.”