PHOTOTECH…
TITLE: THE SETUP SHOT.
CREATED BY: COOPER BROWNLEE
THE SETUP SHOT IS SOMETHING I DO RELIGOUSLY, SINCE I SHOOT DIGITAL AND WITH NO LIGHT METER THIS IS HOW I TELL IF THE SETTINGS ARE WHAT I WANT.
THIS WORKS WELL FOR TWO MAIN REASONS… TO TEST LIGHTING (SOMETHING WE WILL TOUCH ON MORE DOWN THE TRACK) AND ALSO IF THE IMAGE IS SHARP.
IN THIS PHOTO YOU HAVE BOTH FLAGZ AND POLLY IN THE POSTION OF WHERE THE RIDER WILL BE WHEN THE SHOT IS TAKEN.
OFF THIS I CAN CHECK THAT FLAGZ IS IN FOCUS AND IF HE IS WELL LIT WHICH IN THIS SHOT HE IS PRETTY GOOD ON ALL THAT.
IN ALOT OF CASES YOU CAN ALSO GET THE RIDER TO DO A TEST RUN WHICH WILL HELP YOU GAUGE YOUR SHUTTER SPEED, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT THIS WILL BE HELPFUL SO THAT YOU DONT GET TOO MUCH MOTION BLUR (UNLESS THATS WHAT YOU ARE GOING FOR).
IT MAY TAKE YOU A BUNCH OF TEST SHOTS UNTIL YOU ARE HAPPY BUT ITS ALL A LEARNING CURVE AND THE MORE YOU SHOOT THE QUICKER YOU WILL GET AT IT.
