It’s been a while since I offered a top tips blog post, so here’s part of a recent article which was published in Computer Arts magazine.
1. Shoot Raw. Shoot the largest file size you can, RAW is best as it retains all detail, and is the best quality. Failing that shoot large jpegs. Jpegs are a compressed file format and contain less detail than RAW but have more info than small jpegs.
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2. Exposure. If in doubt of your exposure, shoot slightly darker, to within one stop underexposed. It’s easier to brighten a darker image than to rescue an overexposed image with burnt out highlights. You can’t put in detail when it hasn’t been recorded by the camera.
3. Cut-Out. If you are photographing a person or item that you know will be cut-out in Photoshop, shoot on a clean, white background. This will make your life much easier later on, as you can see the definition and edges of the subject.
4. Layout. Are you working to a template or design layout? If so, consider where text or other images will go when you are framing your subject in camera.
5. Shoot full frame. Bearing in mind the above, also allow yourself a little extra space around your subject. Try not to crop too much in camera. This is in case you need to crop in slightly afterwards. This gives you options, when designing or laying out your pages.
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