The Recipe for Getting This Type of Shot


SCOTT KELBY

Characteristics of this type of shot: the water is very still; you can see through the water because there's very little reflection; the overall tone is blueish; the lighting and shadows are very soft; you get a full sweeping view.

  1. This type of light doesn't happen at 5:30 p.m.you have to get up early and be in place ready to shoot at 5:30 a.m., right before the sun comes up.

  2. To get really still water, you also have to shoot at dawn. If you shoot this same scene at sunset, the winds will have picked up and the water won't be as smooth.

  3. Set up your tripod without extending the legs, so your lens is close to the rocks for a low, more interesting angle (remember, most point-and-shooters would have shot it standing upthe average viewpoint we usually see, which would be boring).

  4. To remove some of the reflection from the water and see some of those rocks, you'll need to screw on a polarizing filter and rotate the filter around until, like magic, the reflection disappears (that's rightpolarizing filters are not just for skies).

  5. Use a wide-angle lens to give the shot its "vastness". If you have an 1880mm zoom, set it at 18mm (the widest setting for that lens).

  6. Use aperture priority mode and choose an f-stop like f/22 to give you good sharpness throughout the entire photo, from the rocks to the mountains.

  7. To further enhance that "blue morning" effect, if you're shooting in JPEG, change your white balance to Fluorescent, take a test shot, then look at the results in your LCD monitor. If you're shooting RAW, you can choose your white balance later in Photoshop.



The Digital Photography Book
The Digital Photography Book
ISBN: 032147404X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 226
Authors: Scott Kelby

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