friendlyaussiespider
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hey only since last year ive been getting into photography with dslr cameras. ive always likd taking photos but i wanted to try something better. i got a canon 6d which i am loving and love the quality of the photos even though unfortunately i can only really take photos with the auto mode. i have been looking at things on the net to read about using the manual mdoes and have been trying them out (like aV mode) but honestly i have no idea. tutorials on the net explain very little except what the general terms mean (like aperture, iso, dof) but rarely anything except vague information about when to use what, how to use them in the right conditions, etc. are there any really good tutorials i can take or books i can read to give a better idea of how to learn how to use the manual/non fully auto settings? like if its a sunny day what do i use, etc.
my second question is i have noticed with my full frame dslr that if there is a great range of lighting conditions in the photo i am trying to take (such as dark shadows and a bright blue sky at the same time) that my skies will be overblown/overexposed if i focus on the darker/shadowy parts and if i focus on the sky the darker parts will just go completely black. i have a vague idea of wyh this happens. i use the auto mode (i want to use the manual modes though -go light on me ) but i would like to know how i can stop this from happening so i can photograph the whole scene and capture the full range of light without the underexposed darkness or overexposed sky. i use a canon EOS 6D by the way. i would love to have some help but google searching has not found me much so far unfortunately. thank you.
i have many more things i would like to ask and hope i get a reply.
my second question is i have noticed with my full frame dslr that if there is a great range of lighting conditions in the photo i am trying to take (such as dark shadows and a bright blue sky at the same time) that my skies will be overblown/overexposed if i focus on the darker/shadowy parts and if i focus on the sky the darker parts will just go completely black. i have a vague idea of wyh this happens. i use the auto mode (i want to use the manual modes though -go light on me ) but i would like to know how i can stop this from happening so i can photograph the whole scene and capture the full range of light without the underexposed darkness or overexposed sky. i use a canon EOS 6D by the way. i would love to have some help but google searching has not found me much so far unfortunately. thank you.
i have many more things i would like to ask and hope i get a reply.
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