Look through your camera’s picture profile menu for options labeled “Log,” “S-Log,” “C-Log,” or “V-Log”—these flatten your image’s contrast and color, preserving maximum dynamic range in highlights and shadows that you’ll recover in post-production. Expose 1-2 stops brighter than you normally would, ensuring your subject sits around 40-50% on the waveform monitor, because log footage intentionally looks washed out and requires this overexposure technique to minimize noise in shadows. Shoot a color checker or gray card at the start of each scene to establish accurate …
