Snappy Recipes DSPA Presentation Mar 2012

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SNAPPY RECIPES

By Tarla Dalal

By Chittaranjan Desai


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SNAPPY RECIPES -

LandscapesPeople

Interiors

BirdsComposition RecipeCamera RecipePP Recipe


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Landscapes


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Twilight Landscape Recipe


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Landscape Composition1. Twilight or Golden Hours2. Dramatic Light & clouds3. Subject of interest in the foreground

4. Defined mid & background5. Where do I place the Horizon?


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Landscape Camera

1. Shoot in RAW, Landscape picture style if JPG.2.Tripod, Mirror Lock, Use 2 seconds Timer3. Turn off IS/VR

4.Use CPL or ND8 Filter5.Evaluative Metering6. Manual Mode, ISO 100, f/11, 8 seconds7. Use f 16 to f22 for front to back sharpness8. -0.5 to -1.0 Exposure Compensation


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Landscape PP

1. Dabble in LR & PS2.Creative use of White Balance & Temp.3. Check out the Gradient Filter

4.Play with the Exposure slider for richer hues5.Use Luminance Shifts rather than Saturation6.Clean up the clutter, garbage lying around


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Sunset Recipe


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Sunset Camera

1.Take Exposure from a point above the sun2.Evaluative Metering

3. Manual Mode, ISO 100, f/18, 1.6 seconds4.Use f 16 to f22 for front to back sharpness5. -0.5 to -1.0 Exposure Compensation


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Sunset PP

1.Use Cloudy or Shade White Balance2.Creative use of White Balance & Temp.3.Check out the Gradient Filter

4.Use the Exposure slider for richer hues

5.Use Luminance Shifts rather thanSaturation


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Portrait Recipe


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Portrait Composition

1. Eyes in top 1/3 rd frame, more of iris, less of white

2. Be in level with the eyes, do not shoot down!

3. Zoom in CLOSE, to to fill the frame

4. Chop Off the top of the Head! Sar-La Dalal!

5. Focus on the Eyes


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Portrait Camera

1. Focal Length 100 200 mm & not 50 mm up close!2. f/ 2.8 to 5.6, Wider Aperture for a blurred background

3. ISO 200 to 400, to get a 1/100 1/200 shutter speed

4. Exposure Compensation -0.3

5. Use Portrait Style in Camera for JPG

6. Focus on the Eyes


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Portrait PP

1. Use Soft Skin BrushTool to smoothen2. Use Spot Removal Tool to remove freckles & Pimples

3. SkinTones to be modified

4. Iris EnhanceTool in LR for Eyes

5. TeethWhitening for teeth & Eyes!


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Environmental Portrait Recipe


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Environmental Portrait Composition

1. Evening Twilight, in his cow shed, with myNotebook

2. Use the dramatic light

3. urroun ngs a e nes e person4. Whats the Story?

5. Plan the image, scout the location beforehand


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E.P. Camera

1. Shoot in RAW, Landscape as picture style if JPG.

2. Handheld

3. Turn IS/VR On

4. Evaluative Metering

5. Tungsten WB

6. OffCamera Flash with Orange Gel

7. Camera FlashTransmitter

8. Manual Mode, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/125 second


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Interiors Recipe


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Interiors Composition

1. Switch on all the lights

2.What do you want to tell about the place?

3. Shoot from a Corner

4.Shoot into the focus of the room


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Interiors Camera

1. Tripod, Mirror Lock, Use 2 seconds Timer2.Exposure Bracketing at -1, Normal & + 1

Exposures

3.Evaluative Metering

4. Av Mode, ISO 100, f/ 8


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Interiors PP

1.Use Photomatix Pro2.Blend the 3 Images

3.Exposure Fusion & Tone Mapping4.Further Tweak in CS5


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Snappy Recipes DSPA Presentation Mar 2012