Pro David Clapp shows a keen photographer how to capture spectacular images of one of the UK’s most famous cathedrals
PRO DAVID CLAPP
CAMERA: CANON EOS R3
Landscape, travel and architectural photographer David, 52, is based in South Devon, but spends much of his time travelling the world. He runs seminars for Canon and his own photography workshops, and was the perfect pro to show Pierre how to capture Salisbury Cathedral’s historic architecture. To see more of David’s work, and for info on upcoming workshops, check out www.davidclapp.co.uk
APPRENTICE PIERRE BURGER
CAMERA: CANON EOS 1300D
Pierre, 37, is originally from Namibia, and moved to Salisbury in 2016. Weather permitting, he likes to spend as much time as possible outdoors, and he takes his camera with him at every opportunity, because “there’s always something interesting to capture in beautiful Wiltshire”. Pierre wants some help to improve his architectural photography, so that he can take topquality shots of both the exteriors and interiors of historic buildings.
TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT
David helped Pierre to set up his camera for better results both indoors and out
Pierre likes to use Manual mode and set his aperture, but he needed some help understanding how to set the shutter speed for a good exposure, as he uses Auto ISO, which means his shots are often noisy, as his Canon 1300D tends to set a high ISO as the shutter speeds he sets are quite slow. “I set ISO100, aperture to f/8, and then increased the shutter speed until the exposure level indicator was central on the exposure index – indoors he needed a shutter speed of 8 secs,” explains David.
“I got Pierre to set his White Balance according to the lighting conditions,” says Davids. “The Cloudy preset was ideal, as it was very overcast when we were shooting outside. However, once inside the cathedral, I suggested that he use the White Fluorescent Light preset, which is around 4000K and captures cooler images, to deal with the warm artificial lighting.”
