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S K I L L S

STEP BY STEP BRING OUT THE BEAUTY

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BALANCE THE FRAME

Create balanced shots with patterns or
strong structures. If you have row after row
piping, why not find a pattern and make a
more visually pleasing image? Steps are
also good as they usually lead somewhere,
and you can use a vanishing point to make
a photo with infinite depth.

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SHOOTING SETTINGS

FĹ ĵ±Ĺƚ±Ĭ ĵŅÚåØ ŸåƋ ± ŸĘƚƋƋåų ŸŞååÚ Ņü Ɛ
seconds to blur the clouds. To do this during
ƋĘå Ú±Ƽ ƼŅƚűĬĬ ĹååÚ ±Ĺ ±ŞåųƋƚųå Ņü üxŎƅ Ņų ±ÆŅƴå
ŞĬƚŸ ± üĜƴåěƋŅěŎLj ŸƋŅŞ c% üĜĬƋåųØ Ņų üxƖţí ƵĜƋĘŅƚƋ
± üĜĬƋåų ±Ƌ ĹĜčĘƋţ ŽŸå ƋĘå ŸåĬüěƋĜĵåų ±Ƌ Ɩ ŸåÏŅĹÚŸ
to avoid touching the camera during the
åƻŞŅŸƚųåţ UååŞ ƋĘå F„k ±Ƌ ŎLjLjţ

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AS NIGHT ROLLS IN…
After dark you’ll need to slow your shutter
speed. As the sky darkens, the histogram will be
bunched at the left of the graph. This is normal,
ÆƚƋ ÏĘåÏĩ Ĝü ƋĘå ĘĜčĘĬĜčĘƋŸ ±ųå ƋŅƚÏĘĜĹč ƋĘå ųĜčĘƋě
side of the graph – if they are then they’re blown
out, so increase your shutter speed.

QUICK TIP
Research your location before you
travel. Online forums and local
Facebook groups can give you an idea
of the best locations to shoot from