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03/25/2011 08:46:48 AM · #1 |
Hello Everyone,
Do you use single or continuous shots for portraiture photography?
Thank you.
Ang |
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03/25/2011 09:13:29 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by angkokweng: Hello Everyone,
Do you use single or continuous shots for portraiture photography?
Thank you.
Ang |
Single. There is no reason for a burst shot. Maybe pets or an active baby/kids, 3-4 bursts, but regular portrait, single only. |
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03/25/2011 09:25:14 AM · #3 |
Personally, my camera never really leaves continuous. Typically it stays at continuous high (8FPS), or in rare situations, I'll down it to continuous low (3 fps). Instead, I've always just utilized a very soft finger and take single shots while still preserving the ability to take fast whenever I desire.
But really, as Leo said, there isn't a reason for it most of the time. If you're doing lighting, you're also prone to kill batteries a lot faster and mess up your exposure from incomplete fires, as well. |
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03/25/2011 09:29:46 AM · #4 |
My camera almost never leaves continuous mode. Like spiritualspatula I just control single vs. burst with my finger. I *do* shoot short bursts sometimes when doing candids, but otherwise single shots. |
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03/25/2011 09:38:19 AM · #5 |
I have a 2 year old. I shoot family photos of her all the time... I use bursts! Many, many bursts. She's on the move and it is almost impossible to get a shot in focus! |
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03/25/2011 09:56:58 AM · #6 |
Like others my camera is almost always set to continuous mode...just in case. However, with normal portraits where I have the persons attention I only shoot a single frame. Like kirbic, if it's a candid shot and there is a chance of movement I might fire off two or three frames.
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03/25/2011 12:53:20 PM · #7 |
Since I rarely use flash, I use continuous. Bursts of 3. And I always count down from 3 so they get ready, and shoot just before they are ready, at the moment they expect, and just after. The number of blinks I get in the middle frame never ceases to amaze me. |
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03/25/2011 07:35:32 PM · #8 |
Most my portrait shots are in the studio so it is impossible to use continuous mode anyway. And out of the studio I never do either. It just gives me too much work to sort through afterwards :) |
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