STEP by STEP... (Setting up the shot? )

Ok...so you find something you'd like to make a photo of...
What are the steps YOU go through each time? Do you have a checklist?
Ex.

1. lighting
2. lens
3. aperture
4. iso
5. shutter speed
6. WB

What adjustments do you make?
What do you take into consideration?
How about composition?
Flash?
I find that I forget things once in a while...(last outing I took a ton of photos at ISO 500....b/c I forgot to change it back after a previous outing!)
Thanks guys...
Hopefully this can help others as well!
bob

It usuallly depends on what I'm shooting and what the camera settings were from the last shoot. I mostly shoot in M mode, and begin with metering, and then deterrmine the best WB; if I already know what I'm after I might do the WB first. There are cases when I already have an idea of what settings will best capture the scene but when I don't I usually take a shot and then figure out what is the best way to modify the settings for the scene. More DOF then I adjust the aperature, more exposure adjust the speed, warmth adjust the WB. I also try and use the lowest ISO setting possible.

Those are the basic things I take into consideration when shooting, I think it will differ from photographer to photographer and especiall on level of experience. Hope that helps.

Three key things before shooting.
Make sure there is a fresh memory card in the camera.
Make sure there is a charged battery in camera and a spare available.
And make sure that the ISO setting is appropriate for conditions.

Once it comes time to actually take a picture, you need to do a quick review.
Is this the right lens for this shot?
Do I need a fast shutter to freeze the action or a slow one to show some motion?
What kind of depth of field do I want?
Are there any special lighting circumstances that might require fill flash or possibly a different metering technique?
All of these variables add up to helping decide what mode to shoot in...

My big checks are
1)battery
2)ISO
3)lens
4)f-stop
5)taking enough pictures to give me a chance of getting a decent one...LOL

Um - grab the right body and lens to approximate the framing I'll want. I reset ISO to default at the end of every session, and to what looks right for the light (assuming not the default) at the beginning of the new one.

Beginning of a shoot -

Got lenses?
Got batteries?
Got cards?

When I shoot sports it's pretty much everything you mentioned in a split second, which gives me good cause to note all of that stuff ahead of time. I can't say as I make a specific checklist or anything, mostly I just try and remember my flash cards and to charge the battery.

i just remember:
iso
shutter, aperture
and then shot
and most of the time have to set WB

1) Lens
2) ISO
3) Aperture
4) If shutter speed too low .. adjust items 1, 2, or 3 .. repeat

The original question was, "You come across a subject" .... since I don't typically find a brand new subject to shoot in my home, I don't really get a chance to charge the battery or offload clear up my memory cards.

Oh, I never worry about white balance since I always shoot RAW. I just leave the camera in AWB and shoot.

Bill

Or a variation of any of the above. Trick is to mentally do a check off list.

1: get to location early ( you never know when you'll hit a traffic jam)
2: Battery
3: format card
4: Check ISO
5: AI Servo ( if shooting sports)
6: Rapid fire mode
7: Aperture
8: Shutter speed

9:Take test shots