APPRENTICE
NAME:
ZOE KIRKBRIDE
CAMERA:
CANON EOS 77D
ZOE LOVES travelling and documenting her journeys with her camera. She lives in Edinburgh and is perfectly placed to take some incredible city scenes, but has written to us asking for help as she would like to know how to get the best out of her Canon camera as she currently shoots in semi-auto modes like Aperture Priority. We’ve paired her up for the day with pro city photographer Adam Bulley to show her the ropes and help take her photography to the next level.
CANON PRO
NAME:
ADAM BULLEY
CAMERA:
CANON EOS 5DS R
ADAM is a professional landscape photographer based in Edinburgh. Over the years, he’s discovered some fantastic spots to take photographs and regularly runs photography workshops in Edinburgh, teaching others the skills he’s learned over the years at some of the most photogenic Scottish locations. We met up with him in the early evening to capture the magical city transforming from day to night. adambulleyphotography.com
TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT
Adam wanted Zoe to take more control of her shots, so set her camera to Manual mode
MANUAL MODE
TO BEGIN, Adam was keen to set Zoe’s Canon EOS 77D to its Manual mode to push her out of her comfort zone, as she usually uses Aperture Priority mode. In Manual, she can take full control of all three of the exposure parameters: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. To make sure she got the correct exposure, Adam also suggested using the histogram and checking pictures on a regular basis to ensure the exposures of her city scenic shots looked good.
STARTING SETTINGS
Manual mode, Adam set Zoe’s camera to begin with an aperture of f/8 for good depth of field throughout the scene; f/8 is also often one of the sharpest apertures to use on
