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    1. Stage Photography
    2. Preparation
      • Know the cues.
      • Background information.
    3. Gear
      • Super fast aperture lenses.
      • Extra memory cards.
      • Medium range zoom lenses >> 70-200mm f/2.8 85mm f/1.8
    4. Position / Timing
      • Follow the subject with camera.
      • Correct focusing mode.
      • Capturing the right moment.
      • Get a good spot.
    5. The Tripod is your enemy.
    6. DO’s / DONT’s
      • Modes – Tv is the most popular.
      • F-stop < 5.6 and shutter > 1/125
      • No elements in foreground.
      • Metering on facial tones.
    7. Think before you click. Keep a main subject in mind.
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    10. The Flash is not cool.
    11. Artificial Lighting
    12. Natural Lighting
    13. Terminology
      • White Balance
      • Low key lighting
      • Focus modes
      • Metering modes
      • Histogram
      • ISO
      • RAW image format
    14. White Balance
      • Human Eye vs. The Camera
      • Warmth or coolness.
      • A reference source: 18% gray
      • Multiple illuminants: Average value
    15. White Balance Presets Reference Source
    16. Tungsten > Cool
    17. Shady > Warm
    18. Multiple Illuminants
    19. Multiple Illuminants Reference: Stone Reference: Moon
    20. Low key lighting
      • One key lighting source.
      • High contrast images.
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    23. Metering
      • 3D Matrix / Evaluative
      • Center weighted
      • Spot
      • Camera sensors analyze the complete frame.
      • Divided into zones
      3D Matrix metering
      • More weight to the center zones.
      Center weighted metering
      • Metering on small central spot
      • Ideal for tricky lighting conditions
      Spot metering
    24. Use Spot Metering To get correct facial tones.
    25. 3D Matrix metering
    26. Spot metering
    27. Focusing Modes
      • AF-C (AF continuous) Moving objects
      • AF-S (AF single ) Stationary objects
      • AF-A (AF Auto) Switches between last two modes
    28. Use AF-C Half-press shutter >> Focusing
    29. Capturing Motion
    30. Histogram
      • Visual graph.
      • Distribution of tones and pixels.
      Too Dark Too Bright
    31. Too Dark
    32. Too Bright
    33. Mistake in the previous snap?
    34. ISO
      • Sensitivity to light.
      • Digital sensors / Film
      • Noise reduction softwares.
    35. ISO 1600
    36. After >> Noise Ninja
    37. Ideal Settings
      • Focusing mode >> AF-C
      • Metering mode >> Spot
      • Shooting mode >> Tv
      • Fast zoom lens
      • ISO > 600, Shutter > 125, f-stop > 5.6
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    49. RAW image format
      • Digital negative.
      • Different formats: .nef, .cr2, .raf
      • Wider colour gamut.
      • Rectangular Pixel data: 14 bits
    50. RAW vs. JPEG
    51. Photoshop Techniques
      • Layer Masking
      • Unsharp Mask
      • Levels > Gamma values
      • Curves > S-curves, tonality
      • Lab mode > Device independent
      • Tutorials

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