When you first got your camera....

[MegaTron]

*newb alert*
How did you set some of your creative mode settings?

Had my camera for over a month already, and everything is pretty much still factory settings.

How should I set my WB shift/bkt? Or should I just leave it alone?

Any other settings I should consider changing?

[lomond]

The best advice I can give you is to forget in camera white balance and shoot RAW. Do the white balance in PS later. You will also have a great deal of latitude with exposure, sharpening, saturation, etc etc.

[tim]

Then, once you're good enough, you can switch back to JPG and masively streamline your workflow. I'm hoping to swtich mostly back to JPG within 6-12 months.

I work in Av, F set for the effect i'm after, ISO to get the shutter speed I want, and everything else I worry about later.

[lomond]

Then, once you're good enough, you can switch back to JPG and masively streamline your workflow. I'm hoping to swtich mostly back to JPG within 6-12 months.

I work in Av, F set for the effect i'm after, ISO to get the shutter speed I want, and everything else I worry about later.


Exactly, Tim.
I expect to be back to JPG by 8th December 2007. :)

Seriously, I know RAW is labour intensive if you laboriously process each and every shot. Who does ?

I sift through them, pick the best and process those.

I must admit, with more experience, I'm getting better and therefore more keepers and at this ratethere will be too many keepers by December 2007. :)

[lancea]

How did you set some of your creative mode settings?
Mostly leave it in P mode, but quickly switch to Av or Tv when appropriate, e.g. to set a higher speed for hand-held telephoto. P mode works pretty well though. My ISO is usually at 200, but I'll up it if needed. Today's cameras handle white balance surprisingly well, and it is certainly possible to correct the balance in a JPEG.