The BEST SETTINGS for Landscape Photography

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In this week’s episode, we discuss the best camera settings for landscape photography. This topic is a somewhat difficult one as there isn't a universal answer to the question "what's the best settings for landscape photography?". There's many constantly changing variables to account for when it comes to determining the best camera settings to use. What I hope you're able to get out of this week's episode is a workflow that you can apply the next time you're on-location that'll help you determine the best settings for your landscape photography.
In this video, I share the five question workflow I ask myself while on-location that helps me determine the best camera settings for the landscape photography situation I happen to be in. This workflow has simplified the decision making process for me and most importantly has enabled me to feel confident that I've selected the best camera settings. Light and weather conditions change quickly while on a landscape photography trip. It's easy to miss one of the many variables that require consideration and having an organized and repeatable process related to selecting camera settings is of the utmost importance.
I hope this episode provides you with a simple workflow that you can apply to your next landscape photography trip that'll enable you to feel more confident that you've selected the best settings for the photography scenario you're in!
If you enjoyed this video, please consider giving it a thumbs up and let me know what you think in the comments below - I guarantee I'll get back to ya.
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For the Sony A7 models; the base ISO is 100, I believe the 50 and 64 ISO are extended ISOs (that is why they have the lines around them) and the extended ISO are not as clean and have less dynamic range than the base ISO of 100. You might what to research that to verify to make sure you are getting the best possible results.

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Two comments from me: 1) to reduce vibrations first raise the mirror and then release the shutter (camera settings) 2) details can ALWAYS be recovered from underexposed areas, NEVER from highly overexposed areas.

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Part of the process I also consider is "do I need one or more filters" as these also impact on the amount of light hitting the sensor and how much do I want to slow down the water with a NDF or reduce the glare with a circular polariser. As with your other video suggestions, take more shots changing composition with landscape and portrait variations and it never hurts to bracket your shots so you have all bases covered during post-production. Great advice.

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