INTO THE WOODS
Photography week|January 04, 2024
Landscape pro Neil Burnell passes on some tips for capturing magical and atmospheric images in an ancient woodland
INTO THE WOODS

THE PRO NEIL BURNELL CAMERA: NIKON Z 711

Neil left behind a career in graphic design to become a full-time pro photographer. His work has been exhibited far and wide, and he's won a plethora of photography accolades, including the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2020 Black and White category. When he's not hard at work on a project he's running workshops putting together books, and selling prints. His Wistman's Wood photography is well known, so Keith has a unique opportunity to Learn from one of the best: www.neilburnell.com

THE APPRENTICE KEITH MALE CAMERA: NIKON D500

Devonshire-born-andbred Keith used to shoot game. But after his best gun dog passed away he realised his new pup was gun-shy. This persuaded him to put down his gun and adopt a new type of shooting - photography. It wasn't long before he was photographing weddings, and he's since turned semi-pro. The move to Nikon came when he discovered he could pick up a D200 and flash for the price of a digital Minolta, and he's stuck with Nikon ever since.

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

Neil showed Keith how to set up his camera to capture captivating woodland shots

ADDICTED TO BASE

Neil says... I underexpose by up to two stops and work in Manual mode. If you use exposure compensation in Aperture Priority you'll constantly have to alter your ISO, and I want to remain as close to my base ISO as possible. I enable the histogram in Live View, too. as I trust it more than the light meter.

READY, PRESET, GO!

Neil says... I tend to set my own white balance presets via Preset Manual. I'll have one preset that's cooler and one that's warmer, so that I can react depending on the situation. It's important that you always shoot raw, so that if the white balance is off you can easily rectify it in post 

This story is from the January 04, 2024 edition of Photography week.

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