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RegDwight
RegDwight
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Gear:

  1. Battery check (this is done the night before to give time to charge).
  2. Lens check. Since I'm mobile with my gear, I give a little thought to what lenses I should pack with me.
  3. Flash check. Will I need a fill flash?
  4. Bag check. Will I want my shoulder bag, or my camera backpack?
  5. Memory card check. Do I have enough memory cards?
  6. RS Strapstrap. Is my strap secure.? Are there any tears in it?
  7. Lens Hoodhood: Do I need my lens hoods?
  8. Tripod/Gorilla Podgorilla pod: Do I need my pods?

Camera Settingssettings:

  1. ISO
  2. Shooting Mode

For almost all the camera settings, I do these on the fly, depending on the situation. I generally stick to AV, but flip to Manual when necessary. I also have all three custom settings, to quickly switch to less frequently used configurations.

During the actual picture shot itself, I compose, focus lock, (recomposerecompose if necessary), take one last look around the view finder, exhale and pull the trigger. I quickly glance at the histogram, and go from there.

After making enough mistakes, this has become completely natural, so I don't need to write anything down.

Gear:

  1. Battery check (this is done the night before to give time to charge)
  2. Lens check. Since I'm mobile with my gear, I give a little thought to what lenses I should pack with me.
  3. Flash check. Will I need a fill flash?
  4. Bag check. Will I want my shoulder bag, or my camera backpack?
  5. Memory card check. Do I have enough memory cards?
  6. RS Strap. Is my strap secure. Are there any tears in it?
  7. Lens Hood: Do I need my lens hoods?
  8. Tripod/Gorilla Pod: Do I need my pods?

Camera Settings:

  1. ISO
  2. Shooting Mode

For almost all the camera settings, I do these on the fly, depending on the situation. I generally stick to AV, but flip to Manual when necessary. I also have all three custom settings, to quickly switch to less frequently used configurations.

During the actual picture shot itself, I compose, focus lock, (recompose if necessary), take one last look around the view finder, exhale and pull the trigger. I quickly glance at the histogram, and go from there.

After making enough mistakes, this has become completely natural, so I don't need to write anything down.

Gear:

  1. Battery check (this is done the night before to give time to charge).
  2. Lens check. Since I'm mobile with my gear, I give a little thought to what lenses I should pack with me.
  3. Flash check. Will I need a fill flash?
  4. Bag check. Will I want my shoulder bag, or my camera backpack?
  5. Memory card check. Do I have enough memory cards?
  6. RS strap. Is my strap secure? Are there any tears in it?
  7. Lens hood: Do I need my lens hoods?
  8. Tripod/gorilla pod: Do I need my pods?

Camera settings:

  1. ISO
  2. Shooting Mode

For almost all the camera settings, I do these on the fly, depending on the situation. I generally stick to AV, but flip to Manual when necessary. I also have all three custom settings, to quickly switch to less frequently used configurations.

During the actual picture shot itself, I compose, focus lock, recompose if necessary, take one last look around the view finder, exhale and pull the trigger. I quickly glance at the histogram, and go from there.

After making enough mistakes, this has become completely natural, so I don't need to write anything down.

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Alan
Alan
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Gear:

  1. Battery check (this is done the night before to give time to charge)
  2. Lens check. Since I'm mobile with my gear, I give a little thought to what lenses I should pack with me.
  3. Flash check. Will I need a fill flash?
  4. Bag check. Will I want my shoulder bag, or my camera backpack?
  5. Memory card check. Do I have enough memory cards?
  6. RS Strap. Is my strap secure. Are there any tears in it?
  7. Lens Hood: Do I need my lens hoods?
  8. Tripod/Gorilla Pod: Do I need my pods?

Camera Settings:

  1. ISO
  2. Shooting Mode

For almost all the camera settings, I do these on the fly, depending on the situation. I generally stick to AV, but flip to Manual when necessary. I also have all three custom settings, to quickly switch to less frequently used configurations.

During the actual picture shot itself, I compose, focus lock, (recompose if necessary), take one last look around the view finder, exhale and pull the trigger. I quickly glance at the histogram, and go from there.

After making enough mistakes, this has become completely natural, so I don't need to write anything down.