This thread is for beginners, right?

amatuerallie · Oct 31, 2011

I have a Canon EOS Rebel T3 that I am just learning to use. Does anyone know a website that tells what shutter speed and ISO settings you should use in all different lighting and speed situations?

Bitter Jeweler · Oct 31, 2011

Look up exposue setting, or exposure triangle.

Your settings for every situation are based on your cameras light meter reading of the scene.

e.rose · Oct 31, 2011

Bitter Jeweler said:
Look up exposue setting, or exposure triangle.

Your settings for every situation are based on your cameras light meter reading of the scene.

Is this an appropriate time to suggest... THE BOOK?! DUN dun DUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!!! :biglaugh:

MLeeK · Oct 31, 2011

Sadly there is not any way for anyone to tell you what your settings should be. That's what metering is all about. You have to measure the light in the situation you are shooting in, then choose what you NEED for your camera to do in which order you need to do it.

I have some tutorials and if you send me a note I'll get them to you (otherwise I WILL forget) but right now I am beat and going to bed!

Derrel · Oct 31, 2011

Here is a web page that might be helpful. This web page indicates which "shutter speed and ISO settings you should use in all different lighting and speed situations?

" PLUS it even mentions which lens aperture should be used!!!! It also mentions the EV or Exposure Value level, that correlates with the various and sundry differing types of lighting situations.

Photographic Exposure Calculator for Available Light

WesternGuy · Oct 31, 2011

Originally posted by e.rose
Is this an appropriate time to suggest... THE BOOK?! DUN dun DUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!!!

I think you said the magic words :thumbup: - I was thinking the same thing when I read the original post - and if I may be so bold - the OP should check out Bryan Peterson's book Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition, Revised and Updated. (That is the one you were thinking of - was it not?) :sexywink:

Cheers,

WesternGuy

e.rose · Oct 31, 2011

WesternGuy said:
I think you said the magic words :thumbup: - I was thinking the same thing when I read the original post - and if I may be so bold - the OP should check out Bryan Peterson's book Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition, Revised and Updated. (That is the one you were thinking of - was it not?)

Cheers,

WesternGuy

Indeed it was :lol:

swampmonkey · Oct 31, 2011

Is ISO part of Exposure?{hide}

Trever1t · Oct 31, 2011

Yes.

Unless your lighting conditions are ever constant none can give you appropriate settings. A simple search on this site will turn up a wealth or information regarding ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed's relationships.

Happy reading!

Scuba · Oct 31, 2011

swampmonkey said:
Is ISO part of Exposure?{hide}

Yes, it has to do with the light sensitivity of the sensor. When you increase the ISO the sensor/film becomes more sensitive to light and therefore you are able to use a higher shutter speed or f-stop. However you increase the amount of noise in the image the higher the ISO. So for example indoors in lower light you would want to use a higher ISO maybe 800 so that your shutter speed would be fast enough the image is not blurry. But if you were shooting a landscape or something outdoors in bright light you would want to use a lower ISO for a cleaner image.

No need to hide. It takes time to learn all this stuff and you won't learn if you don't ask.

Dao · Oct 31, 2011

In general, it depends on situations and what you like to do. For example, you are inside a cave and point your camera at the entrance. The exposure value (which leads to the camera settings) change drastically when you want to expose the tree outside the cave (assume sunny day at noon) or the wall inside the cave.

However, there are some general rules you can based on such as sunny 16 rule. Or take a look at this page.

Exposure value - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look at the the EV table "EV as an indicator of camera settings" and "Tabulated exposure values" section.

For example, heavy overcast day. The EV is 12 according to the wiki page. And based on the EV table, on line EV = 12, if you like to shoot f/5.6 aperture, then the shutter speed is 1/125 with ISO equal to 100. If you prefer shooting at f/8 (i.e. sweet spot of your lens), then the shutter speed is going to be 1/60 with ISO100.

In modern cameras, it usually equips with a light meter (determine the exposure based on the reflected light) inside the camera, when you half press the shutter button on the camera, the camera will find the correct exposure for you. But of course, sometimes the camera may not know what you really want to do or may not understand the scene correctly, so you may need to adjust the exposure before taking the shots.

But before you can do that, you need to understanding the exposure. So read more about exposure or getting the book listed above will help.

Aayria · Oct 31, 2011

Yay! Somebody who doesn't actually mind being a beginner, ADMITS it, and doesn't already have their own buisiness website despite it! Happy!!!!! lol

Oh and "the book" is Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson, right? Best book for starting out ever, seriously...is there anyone here who's been doing photography for any significant amount of time, and NOT read it yet?

amatuerallie · Oct 31, 2011

Aayria said:
Yay! Somebody who doesn't actually mind being a beginner, ADMITS it, and doesn't already have their own buisiness website despite it! Happy!!!!! lol

Oh and "the book" is Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson, right? Best book for starting out ever, seriously...is there anyone here who's been doing photography for any significant amount of time, and NOT read it yet?

I wish this was facebook and I could "like" what you said. To the people who said read the book.....if you are referring to the manual, the manual is BASIC. Thanks to all who replied with websites and books. I am new, but do plan to open my business soon, in school for it, but photography courses come next semester after basics. Sooner I learn this cam, sooner I CAN start my biz. :sexywink:

sanderso · Oct 31, 2011

Actually, you can "like" a post. As you hover your mouse over the post, the "Like" and "Share" choices will become visible.

tirediron · Oct 31, 2011

amatuerallie said:
the manual is BASIC...

Really? So basic that it doesn't clearly explain your camera's built in light-meter funcationality? I would submit that you should probably go back and re-read that manual cover-to-cover before you order any other books. I'm willing to bet that there's a lot of good information you may have missed in it.

amatuerallie said:
...I am new, but do plan to open my business soon, in school for it, but photography courses come next semester after basics. Sooner I learn this cam, sooner I CAN start my biz.

Good luck with that!