Guys, it's almost just been a year with my photography journey. I'm a Nikon user and I also use prime lenses. Panagbenga festival here in Baguio is fast approaching. I just want to know sana yung settings ng camera niyo in terms shooting moving people and floats especially moving sideways or towards you.
Do you agree with this?
1. Shoot in Aperture priority mode
2. set ISO to get a fast enough shutter speed ( 1 / focal length sec )
3. Set focusing mode to AI-servo or continuous focus so the camera can 'follow the subject' while it is moving - while you half press the shutter button, for wide shots select 'all focusing points'
4. select a single focusing point - basing it on the 'composition' you like
5. shoot in Raw to you will have some leverage to compensate for under/over exposed shots.
Any other suggestions you can add?
1. Depende sa shot na kailangan ko. For wide framing, shutter priority ako (sa ISO ko babawiin yung loss ng speed) to freeze motion, pag close up, aperture priority.
2. ISO 800. 1600 is too noisy for me. 400 if it's a good sunny day.
3. I use the back button focus of my camera. Check your manual if your unit has the feature and how to activate it. This transfers the focus action from the half-press of the shutter to one of the extra buttons at the back panel. It's great for covering events with lots of motion, as you can have a (pre)fixed area/plane in focus without accidentally re-triggering it when taking a shot. Used with servo, it also enables uninterrupted focus while you fire away.
4. True. I usually just use the center point and call it a day
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5. Choose RAW because you have a post processing workflow in mind/practice. While yes, RAW does wonders for exposure correction, it shouldn't be viewed only as such. I treat RAW like film negatives (and JPGs as positives): you wouldn't shoot negatives because you can correct errors in the darkroom. Personally for events, I use JPG for the marginally faster write speed which in turn churns out a faster frame rate.
6. Expose to the right. This is the technique that gives you the leverage in exposure when not using RAW. You can pull a lot of data in your "overexposed" areas.
7. Choose the flattest picture style (I forgot what it's called on Nikons, basta yung color presets), or if you can turn it off, do so. Especially when shooting colorful festivals, it gives you leverage when adjusting color. If shooting RAW, this doesn't have an effect on the image data, you can actually swap the styles later.
8. Masaya rin magshoot gamit ang zoom lens. It's a sacrifice for IQ and speed, but the versatility can't be beat! (and in this case, shoot in RAW. ang bagal ng zoom lenses!)
