manual?

[photomurphey]

What are some tips for getting started with manual?

 

[KmH]

First, check out some netiquette web sites.

Highjacking a thread someone else started to promote your blog is poor form.

So, I have made your post it's own thread.

Second. Manual what?

If you mean manually setting the camera for exposure, white balance, depth-of-field, motion stopping capability, and so forth - http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...-forum/267492-info-those-new-photography.html

 

[480sparky41 41]

Learn the cause & effect of shutter speed, aperture & ISO (the "Exposure Triangle").

 

[Trever1t]

why worry about it? Shooting Manual Exposure mode because it's cool, or some desired effect? Just because someone shoots in M mode doesn't make them better, rather better photographers are more comfortable in M because it gives them more control of the output but pretty much the same as using Aperture or Shutter priority modes and Exposure Compensation. Whatever floats your boat, eh?

 

[chuasam]

What are some tips for getting started with manual?

you open it and read it.

 

[abhishekdg]

Well I got my camera a couple of weeks back and never touched anything other than Aperture Priority mode for the first 2 days. Using Aperture priority will help you understand what shutter speed is chosen for a particular aperture and ISO .. This would help you build the base for Manual mode. You would also be able to understand if your exposure is fine from the exposure slide bar that you get in your view finder.

Setting exposure compensation, white balance and metering are purely experience based and personal taste..I would suggest reading up a lot over the net as I have lerned so much from this forum over a couple of weeks and now almost never touch any other mode than the Manual

 

[luvmyfamily]

A lot of people don't agree with me on this, but how I taught myself to shoot in manual mode is I took a shot in auto, looked at what the camera chose in different lighting situations. I then, flipped it to manual and played around with the settings being close to that of what the camera chose. Now, I shoot RAW and manual and can't imagine going back to Auto. I watched this video a long time ago.

 

[Espike]

^ I did the same thing. Plus I watched a lot of youtube videos and tried to replicate what they did. I shoot manual because I am still learning, and I shoot RAW because it allows me to fix and keep some shots that I otherwise would have f*cked up.

 

[Jaemie]

What are some tips for getting started with manual?

Start with a good understanding of the basics of photography. Then, you'll know how the various settings work in different situations and can apply them accordingly.

 

[KmH]

Knowing the basics of how your camera actually works helps tons too.

 

[pgriz]

Choosing manual vs. auto is actually simple. How much thought do you intend to put into your image-making? If little to none, then auto is just fine, as it will take care of all the pesky little details for you, and give you the best picture possible (which is to say, kinda OK). If you actually want to determine the outcome, having the image be more than a record of time and place, then learning about image-making (composition, light control, staging) and the technical elements of your camera will give you much better images, that will be interesting to people outside your immediate circle of family/friends.

As in most things in life, you get out what you put in.

Check out my sig - those words were written by The-Traveller, who in essence wrote a photography degree in three simple sentences.