It’s time to turn the dial to the big “M”. No more shooting in idiot mode, i.e.-Auto. There are many books, programs, and YouTube videos you can use to understand the settings on your digital camera, but I’m going to give it to you straight.
Here is a Nikon D60 dial
Nikon Canon
M = Manual M = Manual
A = Aperture Av = Aperture
S = Shutter Speed Tv = Shutter Speed
P = Priority P = Priority
When are you working in Manual you will use three specifics to expose your picture correctly: ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed.
1st change your ISO to reflect your setting: higher ISO > for darker areas like indoors, lower ISO > for bright areas like outside. Hint- higher ISO means more grain/noise in your picture, so use a flash, open the shades, turn on more lights.
Next change your Aperture or f/stop: a lower aperture means your lens is open and the more light it lets in, meaning the brighter the picture. This also means a shallower depth of field creating more bokeh or focus just on your subject. A higher aperture does not let as much light into the lens, so you will have to have a lot of other light from a bright sun or a flash. Higher aperture is used best when capturing a big scenery like a landscape or a group of people.
Last of course would be your Shutter Speed: Shutter speed is how fast the camera takes a picture. Using a slow speed will capture movement like a picture of cars at night where you can only see a red streak from the tail lights. A fast shutter speed will freeze a picture like a child running or a water splash.
Here are a few examples of changing the ISO and compensating using Aperture and Shutter Speed. Of course my 24/7 model wearing an Eskimo Joe’s sweater today
ISO200 Aperture 1.8 Shutter Speed 1/200
ISO800 Aperture 7.1 Shutter Speed 1/50
ISO1600 Aperture 13 Shutter Speed 1/30
Stacy
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Wow that really helps!
All I saw was "blah blah blah.. hey look, a cute baby!!" lol