D810 TIPS

Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Hisao Asano worked at a photo studio before establishing his own company, M-Photoworks, in 2006. He specializes in travel and landscape photographs, taken in the course of his trips around Hokkaido and other parts of Japan. He is a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS) and the Japan Travel Photographers Association (JTPA).

・: Shutter speed: 1/640 second
・: Aperture: f/5
・: Focal length: 60mm
・: Exposure mode: Aperture-Priority Auto
・: Exposure metering: 3D Color Matrix Metering III
・: Sensitivity: ISO 64
・: White balance: Direct sunlight

・: Picture control: Portrait (Clarity: -5)
・: Image quality: Uncompressed RAW (14-bit)
・: Focus mode: Single-servo AF
・: AF-area mode: Single
・: Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
・: VR: AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED

*: All settings shown are camera settings during shoot (except Picture Control)

Clarity, which was newly added to the Picture Control system from the D810, plays a role similar to selecting a film in the era of silver halide photos. To reproduce the light color of the cherry blossoms as I actually saw it, I set White Balance to Direct sunlight mode and Picture Control to Portrait. The soft image was creating by adjusting the Clarity level to -5. The sense of softness was maximized by taking advantage of the beautiful bokeh and sharpness rendered by the AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED and its exclusive Nano Crystal Coat technology.

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Technical Solutions | D810 TIPS

The D810 in Action: Landscape

Hisao Asano

Creating a sense of softness with Picture Control Clarity