CREATIVE CONTROL (II)

The elements of creative control are many and varied. Photographers practice them every day. They may, in fact, be impossible to get across in a single session, so you may find yourself wanting to revisit this one at least once.

Here’s what we cover in Creative Control (II)

-       FOCUS: The prime technical and creative element

• What is the focus of your focus? What is the picture about?
• Autofocus settings: Still, Follow & Still-follow
• Autofocus in low light: contrast
• Manual focus / manual lenses

-       FOCAL LENGTH: Stand, move or zoom? And where?

• Focal length’s impact on the image
• Distances between subject, picture plane and sensor

-       NATURAL & MAN MADE LIGHT

• Direction of light, colour, fill, flash, slave, backlight, strobe & studio backgrounds / essential equipment