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HOT SHOT

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IAN SAYS…
After building the lights with Ania, I asked Kirstie
to give me a stern expression. With a slight pout,
Kirstie gave me the strong, independent look
of a CEO and it screame(but d ‘business’ to me.
I chose her black turtleneck to accentuate the
monochromatic colour palette in the background;
it feels a little more business-like to me. I like that
the only colour in the image is from her face, which
draws my attention to the centre of the frame and
invites me to look into her eyes. I also made sure
the backdrop light was positioned in the centre
behind her body, so that the gradation of light fell
symmetrically across the frame.

PRO TIP
SINGLE FRAME MODE

Ania recommended Ian use single shot mode,
which is great for portrait work in the studio
because it forces the photographer to stop
and consider their framing between shots. This
process of stopping and recomposing before
taking another shot disciplines the eye for more
deliberate framing. “It avoids an overwhelming
amount of editing later,” Ania said. “You get the
shot you want in one or two goes rather than in EXPOSURE 1/200 sec, f/4, ISO100
LENS 70-200mm f/4
tens of photos.”
PRO TIP
SINGLE POINT

Using autofocus (AF) points
properly will speed up a shoot by
giving you a high percentage of
in-focus shots. Ania always uses
single point AF, and recommends
using the Multi-selector button to
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model’s eyes as possible. This
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to focus and then recompose to get
the shot, and therefore speeds up
the whole shoot.