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1) Initial Capture:
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Look high, look low, left , right, up, down, behind.
Warm up. Be Impulsive. Insurance shots.
Tripple expose. (0 / -1 / +1)
Tripple distance. (medium / close / far) |
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2) Big
capture:
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Sense of location. |
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3) Telephoto
compression: |
Capture the essence of a scene.
But don't forget to see the forest for the trees. |
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4)
Wide
angle expansion: |
Environmental shot especially with
good cloud formations. |
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xx) Something different:
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Shoot something different or something in a way seldom shot before. |
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5) Panorama:
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Consider this option if the scene
lends itself to this format. |
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6) Bracket
Exposure:
(Check histogram)
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Exposure bracket in difficult light situations.
Intentional under or over exposure.
(The "correct" exposure is not necessarily the
"right" exposure.) |
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7) Extreme
close-up: |
(Use "Live View" when using
telephoto zoom.) |
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8) Shallow
DOF: |
Make
duplicate images at different focus points.
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9) Extreme DOF:
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Helicon Focus in post processing. |
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10) Very long exposure:
(Try multiple shorter
exposures & stack in CC.) |
Smooth out rough water or clouds.
(For > 30 seconds, see slo-mo technique.)
(For < 30 seconds, use bracketing with .6 ND filter.)
(If windy or tripod unstable, shorten legs.)
(Absolutely VR off and AF off - focus first with
AF on.)
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11) Extreme Back Lighting:
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Bracket on tripod - Photomatrix and
or blending in Photoshop.
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12) Elements of light:
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Mottled light / sun strategically
located in image / fog & clouds
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13) Alpine Glow:
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Shoot scenics 25 minutes after
sunset.
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14) Water:
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Rough, smooth, reflection, close-up
details.
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15) Creative:
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Move
body and down or sideways while shooting
Zoom in or out while shooting. |
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16) Double Exposure in Post:
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Take multiple images in slight
breeze and FOCUS STACK in post.
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17) Start over:
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After shooting a subject, walk away, re-look at the scene, shoot it
again.
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Focus:
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Get immersed in the subject.
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