Fill the Frame

Take 10 (or more) different images that use the "fill the frame" technique.

Create and add a contact sheet and your best shots to your portfolio.

Setting Up Nikon (Try to get a 3500, 3400, or 3300 look on the camera body)

1. Check lens, 35mm or 50mm

2. Camera ON switch

3. MODE wheel check- first project we’ll shoot aperture priority (A)

4. Set Iris (f#) to 1.8 or 1.4 (depends on the lens you have) by scrolling the top right wheel.

5. Check ISO- set to 100, check menu>camera>ISO Sensitivity> Auto Sensitivity control Off

6. First time shooting card format it.  Menu>Wrench>Format Memory card

7. Check Exposure compensation. Set it to 0.

8. Check Image Quality-Menu>Camera>IMage Quality- NEF RAW + JPG Fine

9. Check Diopter if viewfinder is blurry.

10. Shutter is Auto

11. Find Light.

12. Half hold shutter button to focus/set exposure (shutter speed will be changing depending on where the red dot is)

13. Full press to take the picture.

Import images from SD Card to Lightroom Library