Hello!
I am Ashley! I’m a family photographer from Kansas!
I operate my photography business on our family ranch in the Southern Kansas Flint Hills. I specialize in serving families who love outdoor adventure and want to always remember the simple everyday moments that make their heart skip a beat! In addition to photographing my clients, I have the wonderful privilege of mentoring and teaching amazing photographers from around the world both online and in-person at workshops across the United States! In my free time, I love spending my time exploring the great outdoors with my husband and our three sweet babies!
Camera Settings For Golden Hour Course Info
This course is an in-depth look at your camera settings for golden hour sessions! We will be going over what camera settings I use for my sessions and the WHY behind them! I will explain the basics as well as the more complex settings so you can have full control and creative freedom over your photos! Having a strong SOOC image is an essential element to master for easy editing! Learn how I achieve a good base for my bold rich and creamy edits! You need to learn WHY we are styling.
Course topics:
- Exposure Triangle
- What focal lengths I use and why
- Kelvin vs AWB- & how to decide what’s best for your sessions!
- AF Methods
- Metering Modes
- Drive Modes- continuous or single
- Presets you can change in camera
- Why your SD card matters
- Histogram
- Shooting live view
- Light meter
- Proper exposure
- Application of my settings at a session
This course is best for canon users. However, I did include terminology of other camera bodies so you should be able to follow along!
Camera Settings for Golden Hour Settings and Shooting in Kelvin
Example Curriculum
- Welcome to Camera Settings for Golden Hour & more! (0:23)
- Exposure Triangle (3:24)
- AF Methods (1:37)
- Metering Modes (2:05)
- Shooting in Live View + BTS (2:38)
- White Balance (0:36)
- Tint - Correction in Camera (1:20)
- Camera Body & Lenses (2:48)
- Back Button Focus (3:09)
- Drive Mode (2:06)
- Picture Styles- in camera presets (0:55)
- Choosing the Right SD card (1:18)
- Using a light meter (2:01)
- Reading a histogram and how it's helpful (2:24)
- Before & After w/settings (9:39)
- Thank you & special offer (1:06)