If you have invested in an SLR digital camera, or if someone else has invested for you, do me a favor and venture out of the automatic modes. On my Canon 40D, the full auto mode is a green square, and everything under that is an automatic function as well. This means the camera chooses everything for you. Yes, you will get a decent shot almost every time, but very rarely will you get a fantastic shot, and if you do, you won't know how it happened. Everything above is a creative mode, which gives you much more flexibility.
I learned to shoot manually by first using the AV mode (where you choose your aperture), and then TV mode (where you choose your shutter speed). In these modes you choose one or the other based on your need..... but personally, I find it easiest to shoot in Manual mode (M), where I control everything to get the proper exposure every time. Some of my favorite aspects of shooting manually are the ability to control my depth of field and background blur (bokeh), and the ability to control my ISO, or the camera's sensitivity to light. For those of you who have an SLR and are upset with your ability to take low light pics, ISO setting and lens choice can be your best friends!! More on this in next weeks's tip!!
Yes, shooting manually will mean lots of mess ups at first, and you don't want to choose your baby's baptism to start practicing! But if you will put some research and practice into doing it, it will come naturally very soon!
Happy Shooting!
Tawny
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I love that you are doing this, I can't wait to see all the helpful tips I will learn! I know this is going to be an amazing part of your business! What a wonderful idea!
Thanks Mel! Always a bright and sunshiny part of my day :)
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