Tips, Info, General things!

Hey guys, I wanted to also start posting some tips, maybe how my thought process works, what all goes into planning bigger shoots, etc etc! So here is one for anyone interested!

The good old saying you always hear from photographers, "try to get it right in camera" or some variation of that. I guarantee if you are a photographer you have heard this from everyone a million times.

And I agree with it, to a certain point. If you are someone who shoots in JPG, this is perfect for you.

If you shoot in RAW but want to do VERY minimal post work/no post work at all, this is for you.

Now, if you are trying to do what I do, which is more I guess, graphic art? Digital art? Photographic art? Then no, this absolutely does NOT apply to you.

For me, when I go to do a photoshoot, unless it is a yolo free for all random thing I am going to, I already know or have an idea in my head that is close to the image I want to achieve. And I love post work, ALL my images have a g ood amount of post work. Most of my portfolio is not just walk around , shoot, export image and done type of imagery (nothing wrong with that at all).

When I shoot, I basically know what details I need to get out of my shot, be it the hair, skin, outfit, whatever it is. And usually, I try to shoot my images darker to capture more of that detail. (For those that don't know, shooting a bit darker helps to capture more detail. It is MUCH easier to preserve and bring back info from your camera from the shadows than it is the highlights).

So whenever I shoot with people, I always tell them don't be worried or scared by what you see in my camera during the shoot haha.

So basically, TL;DR of this is think outside of the box and shoot HOWEVER you need to to get the INFORMATION you need from your camera. Pay less attention to the little tiny pic on the back of your camera. 

Learn to think of your camera as a little box that captures INFORMATION, and do your best to grab as much of it each time you press that shutter button. :]