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camera/shooting question
Anyone have a good primer on how to use the manual settings (eg, apature,which I'm sure I'm spelling wrong)?
I know how to set them, but I'm more look for a very basic FAQ/primer on shooting.
Re: camera/shooting question
I've been visiting this tutorial a lot. Julia posted it last week. I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but maybe it will help?
http://sites.google.com/site/biowbiow002/twopeas_12week
ETA: Week 2 talks about manual mode at the end of the "lesson"
This one is a bit geared towards food photography, but section 6 talks about camera settings and what happens when you go in each direction.
http://www.mycookinghut.com/2008/12/02/tips-on-food-photography/
Married Bio
Thanks for re-posting! It's such a helpful site. The book Understanding Exposure is also a great read.
Basically you have the triangle of elements to manipulate to get your exposure correct.
ISO - think of it similar to your 35mm film, in that case it was your film speed. In the digital world it is how sensitive your sensor is to the light.
So 100 - 200 for bright / sunny, 400 for cloudy, up to 800 for low light
Anything above 800 can start to introduce noise or grain into your image.
Next you have Aperture or f-stop. This is how wide the blades in your lens open up thus controlling the amount of light let in. The smaller the f-stop the wider open you are. So f/1.4 is a fast lens because it opens up wide and lets a ton of light in. An f-stop of f/22 is extremely narrow and lets very little light in.
Lastly is your shutter. This controls how long the light is let in for. For a waterfall you may want to keep your shutter speed at 1/10 (on a tripod of course) for that nice soft water look. If you would rather see the sharp / crisp edges and splashes, bump it up to 1/400.
Basically, if you change one setting you should compensate with the other 2. To know if you are properly exposing your image, keep an eye on your meter and keep it near 0 (some people like to keep it to the right by 1/3 - 2/3 stop). Once you take your image, check your histogram to make sure you have an even exposure and are not too far to the left or right where you are clipping whites or blacks.
This site may help too:
Understanding Histograms
Oh and one more great site:
Specular highlights, bokeh, and depth of field