
Let’s break down the image capture process. Again, this technique mirrors the previous chapter, except for the addition of the strobe and ND filter in our process.
- Set exposure to desired effect/manual mode (use histogram and highlight alert to gauge which parts of your images are over or under exposed)
- ND filter or HSS
- Dial in flash power for ambient to flash balance
- Pose couple and tell them to hold very still
- Camera on tripod
- Lock focus using either your customized buttons or manual focus
- Decide on the look/effect
a. 3-5 frames with wider crop: strong DOF, simple stitch
b. 5-9 frames with medium crop: stronger DOF, intermediate stitch
c. 9-15+ frames with tight crop: strongest DOF, difficult stitch - Shoot, remove flash, capture plate image
- Pan, shoot, pan (1/3 image overlap)
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