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04/11/2009 08:20:07 AM · #1 |
Hi guys, newbie here. Some time after the leafs pop up back in the trees, I'll visit a part of the country which has beautiful old forests that I was always fascinated by. Since I like it so much I thought it would be a good time for a free study. I don't know yet what I'll be shooting but I guess that mostly nature. Maybe I'll go for something more fancy and find some old ruins or rent some "elfish" clothes.
I was wondering if you have some tips and tricks for shooting in forest. I'm guessing for example that I must be ready for less light / low visibility range.
Thanks!
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04/11/2009 09:12:25 AM · #2 |
I also like to shoot in woodland and a few of things I find that help me are:
1) Flash Gun
2) Tripod
3) Black Card/ Fabric
The flash gun helps to illuminate your subject and remove shadows but can give a bit of a harsh affect.
Using a tripod is handy as you can use longer exposure times at low ISO to get the shot you want without loosing focus, unless
of course the wind is blowing lol.
Finally I always take a piece of black card or a fabric as this enables me to shoot individual leaves etc with a plain background
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04/11/2009 09:52:57 AM · #3 |
If you shoot JPG instead of RAW, check your camera manual, and set your camera to the widest dynamic range, and lowest saturation settings so that the strong colors don't over-saturate in the camera files. You can then adjust all that later when doing your post processing. If you over-saturate the colors in the camera when you shoot JPG, there is not much you can do about it later.
A gradient neutral density filter is nice to use to help hold down the bright sky that shows through the trees if you are shooting wide shots.
A monopod is excellent for hiking around when you don't want to carry a tripod. It will also allow you to use the self timer to get shots from high and low angles that would be difficult to get without it.
If you want to shoot close up shots of small objects, then you might want to see about getting some sort of equipment for that.
Don't forget to take an extra camera battery and cards if you have them. A portable charger or small DC-AC inverter to operate your plug in charger is a good idea if you plan to be there for more than one day camping.
Welcome to DPC. I hope that your time here will be helpful as you develop and improve your photo shooting skills.
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04/11/2009 02:41:30 PM · #4 |
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04/11/2009 07:51:43 PM · #5 |
Forests are great on overcast days. That way, you don't have to worry about a wide contrast range due to sunbeams poking through.
Sometimes, you want that deep contrast, just be ready for it. You could balance with a fill flash, depending on what you are taking photos of.
NO processing on these...just quick snaps to illustrate. PP can increase local contrast easily:
Bright sun, high contrast, NO fill flash. I WOULD have shot with a flash...except my soon to be 3 year old had other ideas that day....
Overcast
Message edited by author 2009-04-11 19:57:41. |
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