Wednesday, January 16, 2013

How do you take an HDR photo with a Nikon d7000?

Q. I would like to take hdr photos with my Nikon D7000. I am looking for specific instructions on how to set up my camera to take the pictures. I think I want to do: -2.0 EV, 0, +2 EV but I don't know how to set up the bracketing.

A. Read the manual. It tells you in there specifically.On page 109

Does Nikon d7000 rotates its shooting information as you turn the camera on the side and shoot in portrait ?
Q. Does Nikon d7000 rotates its shooting information as you turn the camera on the side and shoot in portrait ? Like d60

A. No, why would you want such a thing?

All the data you need is in the viewfinder and once you have your exposure set properly, moving the camera from horizontal (landscape) to vertical (portrait) has no effect on the exposure.

When shooting sports, we get a good light reading at the beginning of the game and use the camera in the manual mode for the rest of the game using that exposure setting.

Of course we look at the light meter data from time to time in case something changes a little, but all in all, one exposure is used for the whole game.

Will a Nikon D7000 work for legit music videos?
Q. I want to make music videos, and I have a Nikon D7000. Will that work for great music videos?

A. Well sure, but using a dSLR to shoot video is like trying to use one tool to build a house.

The music videos that were shot in our old studio were shot using a Panasonic AG-HPX250PJ or better.

http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/ag-hpx250pj.asp

Here is a link you may find interesting on the plus side of using a D7000 to shoot video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbBKukJzBk

You will notice that the D7000 performs well in low light conditions

And here is some data that may convince you to buy the right tool for shooting video.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camcorders/cam-cam.shtml

What photoshop would be good to use with my nikon d7000?
Q. What photoshop would be good to use for the nikon d7000?

A. Do you need Photoshop ? In the UK camera bodies come with a software disc that - in the case of Nikon - contains the latest of its editing software Nikon Capture / NX2. This is actually a very good software with the added bonus that Nikon guarantees that it will always be backwards compatible; this means that if you stick with Nikon software any future upgrades / replacements etc will still be able to access and edit your current images. I presume that this applies wherever Nikon cameras - even bodies only - are sold hence my question.

If you don't want to use the Nikon software you can use Photoshop BUT if you take your images in RAW format you may need an add-on to convert the Nikon NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) RAW image to a format acceptable to Photoshop for further editing and conversion to JPEG / TIFF format.



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