{"id":7923,"date":"2014-01-28T21:05:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T13:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tvsmith.my\/?p=7923"},"modified":"2014-01-29T03:11:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T19:11:46","slug":"overclocking-your-cameras-other-processor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/overclocking-your-cameras-other-processor\/","title":{"rendered":"Overclocking Your Camera’s Other Processor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walked around Chinatown this evening to capture the pre-Chinese New Year atmosphere and was fortunate to chance upon a lion dance troupe.<\/p>\n

Photography Tip: Normally with street photography, I leave the camera in Program or P mode. The camera’s CPU stores an algorithm that will assess a scene and pick an ideal ISO, shutter and aperture combo. But there are times, I need to override the CPU and utilise a much more powerful external processor: The Brain.<\/p>\n

Seeing that the lions were prancing very fast, I switched to Shutter (S) priority and chose a higher shutter speed to freeze the action. Of course, a good shot requires more than control of exposure parameters. To capture more of the blue sky during the golden hour, I knew I must go low. I also must position myself where I can also frame the overhanging lanterns and umbrellas.<\/p>\n

All these to be processed by the brain in less than a few seconds or I lose the shot. How do I do it? I start composing the shot in my mind as I move towards the lions. All before I even look through the camera. This saved precious time and freed my mind to click at the decisive moment.<\/p>\n

How do you over-clock your brain? When you are without a camera, look at different scenes and imagine how you may want to photograph it. By learning how to quickly and instinctively process what you see, the camera becomes a natural extension of your eyes.<\/p>\n

Olympus OM-D, ISO 8000, f4, 1\/250 sec.<\/p>\n

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