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IMAGING
PHOTO TECHNIQUES
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FALL 2016
Garibaldis are known for their vibrant orange color, but their shape and the setting in front of the
afternoon sunlight at Catalina Island is just as captivating. (1/400 sec @ f/22, ISO 80, no strobes)
Try using grain or
noise as an aesthetic
.
You’ll likely have to
increase your ISO
to capture a scene
without strobes, but
don’t fear that, as the
presence of noise
can be aesthetically
pleasing. In fact, in
the Effects panel
in Lightroom’s
Develop module,
there is a Grain slider
that allows you to
add grain to your
images. Increase
that ISO, jump
into those natural
monochromatic tones
around you, and play.
Modern cameras are
far more efficient in
low light anyway, so
higher ISO values
should not necessarily
intimidate you.
Consider the
background to be
as important as the
primary subject.
When
color is removed
you have to rely
on distinguishing
the subject from
the background by
other means. To
start, try finding and
incorporating simple,
clean, uncomplicated
backgrounds that
contain a solid shade
of either white, gray or
black. Or use simple
gradations from dark
to light, but make
sure your subject
is set in front of a
background tone from
which it can be clearly
distinguished.