Tips and hint for photographer

1. Understand camera’s metering

• Center weighted average metering

• Spot metering

• Partial metering

• Evaluate metering

2. Use your histogram effectively

• Under exposure or,

• Over exposure

• Contrast

3. Master & be creative on manual exposure mode

I. Switch to spot metering mode

II. Adjust the shutter

III. Adjust the aperture

IV. ISO settings

4. Maximizing sharpness

• Tripod

• Low Level tripod set-up

• Remote Control

• Bean bag

5. Dare to move your camera

• Select long shutter speed

• Increase the sense of motion by panning with the subject

• Off hand shooting (Lobbing the camera)

6. Shoot without looking the camera screen

7. Use extreme viewpoints

• Lying on the floor

• Monopod/Tripod extension

• Get it now

• Outstrected your arms

• Shot from below

8. Macro: Beyond human eyes

• Try F/22 to capture details

• Tripod is a must

9. Depth of field

• Aperture priority

• Focus length

• Body moving

• 2/3 rules

10. Use High ISO & abuse it!

• Grainy effect is a type of art!

11. White Balance Shift

• Color adjustment

• Filter effect

12. Master shutter speed

• Slow and fast

13. Capture High-speed action

• AI Servo in the house!

• Continous shooting mode

• High speed memory card

14. Composition right

Three concerns of composition

• Determining the subject

• The Rule of thirds

• Leading to the subject

15. Lightings

• Quality of light

-Direct- Hard Shadows

-Defused-Soft and blended

• Direction

-Details

-Contrast

• Tools

-To flash or not to flash?

-Reflectors

16. Take it easy

• Take your sweet time

• Set objective

• Plan your shot

• Be yourselves