Tips for Studio Photography, Using the Sony a7R IV
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- 19 Jan 2023
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The Sony Alpha a7R IV released in July of 2019 as the successor to the popular a7R III. While the early Sony mirrorless cameras had a limited lens selection, by the time the a7R IV came out, the lens selection had blossomed. Nowadays, there’s a lens for every purpose from manufacturers like Sony, Tamron, Sigma, Samyang, and Tokina.
I bought the a7R IV very close to its release and used it daily for commercial and editorial photography — both on location and in my studio. There’s a large list of features that make the Sony a7R IV exceptional, especially for studio photography.
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Key Features of the Sony a7R IV
Megapixels
When I first read that the a7R IV had a 61-megapixel image sensor, I thought to myself, “I would never need that.” And while that may have been true at the time, having it as a tool completely changed my photography process. As an editorial photographer, I create images for various print and digital layouts. This can sometimes be a two-page spread, a vertical ad, or a dynamic web banner. In the past, I found myself capturing the same scene in various ways to satisfy multiple aspect ratios. This is a chore, especially in portraiture when your subject has to maintain their expression.
The high megapixels of the a7R IV changed this. I found myself capturing a single image much wider, and composing it to work for various ad specs. Now I only needed one expression to make a portrait work. This allowed me to work faster and add variety with the extra time. Read More…
