DUMBO Photo Shoot Adventures In Photography Prepared by: Malcolm Kahn [email protected] 201-615-5766
May 20, 2018
DUMBO Photo Shoot Adventures In Photography
Preparedby:[email protected]
Location & Site Info
• FridayOctober30,4:00–9:00PM• Sitegatheringplace:
• BrooklynBridgeParkatthecornersofOldFultonSt&FurmanSt.
• Restrooms• ThereareanumberofrestaurantsonOldFultonStwhereyoucanusethefaciliPes
• Food• ThegroupwillbegoingtodinneraQershooPngatoneofthelocal
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Schedule
• TrainingandQ&A:4-9:00PM• Shootschedule:
• Sunset:5:33PM
• Civilend:6:23PM
• NauPcalend(deepbluesky):6:56PM
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Classic Shooting Locations
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Sunset
Before You Leave Home
• Cameraandbagcheck• ChargeyourbaYeriesandbring1or2extras;thisisaverylongshootandthecoldweatherwilldrainyoubaYeries
• Bringabigmemorycard;reformaYedandreadytogo(HowmanyPmehaveyouforgoYentoreformatbeforeshooPng?)
• Asmallumbrella,itcanbewindy(largeumbrellaswillgetinthewayoffellowshooters)
• Asturdytripod,hopefullywithahooktohangyourbackpackforstability(orasmallbungeecordtohookbetweenyourtripodandaheavybackpackorthefencethat’sinfrontofus)
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Before You Leave Home Cont’d. • Acablereleaseorremotetriggerwillgiveyoursharperpictures
• AnintervalometerforPmelapscanbefun• Appropriateclothingtostaywarm,remembernocomplaining
• Asmallflashlightorhead-lamp(redfilterdesirable)• NothingtoostrongthatwoulddisturbothersorconfuseplaneslandingatLaGuardia
• YoucanalsobringaSMALLcampingchairorstooltorelaxbetweenshots
• Somegafferstapetoplaceonyourlensonceyoufixthefocus
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Lenses
• Suggestedlenses:• City:
• Wideangletoabout100mmlensesareagoodbet
• OtherGear:• NDfilterstocreatesmoothwater• CircularPolarizer:somewhatusefulbutnotcriPcalwithsuncomingfromtheleQ
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Some Suggested Settings
• Manualsehngsarebest• Turnofflensandin-cameraan9-shakefeatureswhenonatripod.Ifitiswindy,adjustyourshuYerspeedaccordingly.UsinganP-shakecanalsosomePmeshelpgetsharperimagesinverywindycondiPons.
• AperturepriorityisanalternaPveforsingleshotsorsimplebrackePng
• In-cameranoisereduc9onisnotrecommendedsinceittakestoomuchPmeandcanresultinmissedshots
• ShootinLiveViewifyourcamerahasthatcapability
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Some Suggested Settings Cont’d. • Ifnotusingliveview,makesureyourmirrorislockedordelayed(2secondshuYerdelay)beforeshooPngwithlongershuYerspeedsifyourcamerahasthatcapability.LiveViewautomaPcallylocksthemirror.
• Usefocuspeekingtoachievegoodfocusifyourcamerahasthecapability
• Setyourcamera’sLCDtodisplaytheHistogram• UsetheHistogramtosetthepropershuYerspeedaQersehngtheidealF-stopandISO
• Aproperlyexposedshotwillhaveahistogramthatisnotbunchedtooneside• NotethatthebrightcitylightswillcauseaspikeintheHistogramtotherightandthedarkareasofthescenewillcauseanevenbiggerareaontheleQside.AdjustyourshuYerspeedtopreventthehighlightsfrombunchingtotheright(blown-outhighlights)andusebrackePngtooffsetforthelossofdetailintheshadows.
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Some Suggested Settings
• ISO• Usethelowestna9veISOforyourcamera
• CanonandSony=100• Nikon=64-200
• Myrecommenda9onistokeepyourISOlowaspossibleforaslongaspossibletobeYermanagenoise
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Some Suggested Settings • f-stop
• Modernlenseshavepeaksharpnessbetweenf5.6&11• Beyondf11yougetdiffracPonandloosesharpness
• Iliketokeepmyf-stoparoundf8,whichisagoodblendofdepth-of-fieldandsharpness
• ShuKerSpeed• IuseshuKerspeedasthevariabletoadjustforproperexposure• YouwillhavetoreduceshuYerspeedto3-10secondsasnightfalls
• Thiswillgiveyousomesmoothwaterandcarheadlightstreaks.Ifyoudon’twantthesefeatures,adjustyourISOandf-stopaccordingly
• Ifyouwantverysmoothwater,youneedaNDfilterandashuYerspeedofbetween10secondsand1-2minutes.Planaccordingly.
• NOTE:Ifitiswindy,youwillwanttoavoidshowshuKerspeedsandadjusttheothercameraseQngs,includingincreasingISOifnecessary.
• Becarefultowatchwhat’shappeningwithshipsontheriverwhenyouuselongexposures.ThoseblurryshipsarehardtoeffecPvelyremoveinPhotoshop,especiallyatsuchcloserange.
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Some Suggested Settings • Focusing
• Manualfocusingisstronglyrecommended;low-lightautofocusingoQenhaspoorresultsandisparPcularlyproblemaPcinapanowhenoneshotinthesetgetsoutoffocus.
• Becauseweareapproximately.3milesfromManhaYan,youcanfocusonceandleaveitthere• Focusonthecityanddon’tworryaboutyour‘hyperfocusdistance’,unlessyouhaveforegroundelementsintheimage
• Ifyou’redoingamoderatelyzoomedpanorama,youcanfocusinthemiddleofthepanoramaandleaveitthere
• NOTE:Youcanplaceapieceofgafferstapeonyourlensfocusringtopreventmovement
• Ifyouaredoinga100mmormorepano,Iwouldfocuseveryshot
• NOTE:Pleasedocheckyourfocusregularlysinceyoucouldinadvertentlyhitthelens.Thefocuswillalsochangeasyouzoommostlensessogetinthehabitofrefocusingregularly.
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General Cityscape Concepts
• Panoramas:• It’sbesttoshootyourcamerainverPcalmodewhenshooPngapano• A3-shotpanointheverPcalmodewillgiveyouapproximatelythesamedimensionsasaregular2x3frame
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General Cityscape Concepts
• HDRandLuminosityBlending• Mostmoderncamerascanproduce3,5,7oreven9shotbracketed
exposures.Typicallythecameratakes1normalexposureplus2,4,6or8plus/minusframesinincrementsyouchoose.IliketomodifywhatthecamerawillautomaPcallyshootinabracket.Myaimistoexposethebrightestareasonly0.7stopsabovethebrightestspecularhighlight,sincethereisnousableinformaPonabovethatpoint.ThisstrategyprovidesmewithmoreinformaPonintheshadows.
• Ina3shotbracketofthecityIwillshootin1fullstopincrementsforeachshotwiththebrightestshota+.7,then-.3and-1.3.Idothisbysehngthebracketincrementfor1fullstopanddialing-in-.3stopsofexposurecompensaPon.
• Ina5shotbracketsequence,Iwillexposein¾stopjumpsandagainbeingat+.7bydialingin-.7stopsofexposurecompensaPon.Thisapproachprovidemewiththegreatestflexibilityinpost-processing.
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Situational Settings • Sunset:Dependingonthecloudcover,thestrengthofthesehngsun,whichwillbetoourleQatthePpofManhaYan,willcreatestrongspecularhighlights.• CheckyourhistogramtomakesurethegraphisnottoosqueezedtotherightandadjusttheshuYerspeedtocreateawellexposedphoto• NaPveISO;f8tof11
• NOTE:ifyouaredoingapano,maketheadjustmentsforthebrightestpanelinthepanoramaandthenshootallsegmentsthesame…INMANUALMODE
• AnNDfilterandCircularPolarizermaybehelpfulwiththedirectandreflectedlight.DONOTUSEACPLFORAPANO!
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Situational Settings • Justbeforesundown:ThisiswhereyoucangetsomeveryflatlighPng.It'salsothePmewhenyoucangetaburstofsunlightonthecitythatmakesthingsmagical.Italldependsonthecloudsaroundthesehngsun,sobeready.• Useyourhistogramasalways• SuggestedShooPngCondiPons:
• Ifyou’reshooPngabracketedset,IwouldnotdialinasmuchexposurecompensaPonforthistypeofcondiPonifyou’reshooPngabracketedset.Useeitherzerooramaximumof-.3sincethespecularhighlightsarenotasstrongandtheCitylightsarenotyettoostrong.
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Malcolm’s List Of Useful Photo Apps • ThePhotographer’sEphemeris(TPE)
• ShowsyouthedirecPonofthesunandmoon,andhasmanyotherusefulfeatures.It’sthesinglebestphotoAppforseriousphotographers.
• NDTimer• HelpsyoucalculatecamerasehngswhenusingNeutralDensityFilters
• DoFCalc• Thisisadepth-of-fieldapplicaPon
• TideTrack• ProvidesPdeinformaPon
• PhotoPills• AnotherveryusefulAppthatprovidesstarandMilkyWaytracking
• LightMeter• Asit’snameimplies
• NOTE:YouwillnotreallyneedanyoftheseAppsforourshootbutyoumayfindthemusefulinthefuture.AlloftheseappsshouldbeavailableforiPhoneandAndroidandcanbedownloadedfromthoseservices.
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If you haven’t understood some of the items presented, don’t worry, we’re here to help. Please ask all of your questions before serious shooting begins, however.
Enjoy!
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