How to choose the right shooting mode on your DSLR and finally get off Auto.

1. How to choose
the right shooting
mode on your DSLR
...and finally get off of Auto
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2. Shooting in
Auto mode can
feel like a safe choice
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3. Your camera
will make all of your
decisions for you
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4. Your camera measures
the available light
and it chooses
the amount it needs
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5. Once your camera
makes its decision
you have no input
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6. In most situations
you will get enough light
for good exposure
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7. But you won’t usually
get anything creative
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8. Use your priority modes
to take control and make a
more creative photo
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9. Which mode should you
use? Try this decision tree
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10. Is my subject moving?
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Q1

11. If yes, then choose
shutter priority
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Q1
TV S
Canon Nikon

12. Shutter priority is used to
stop the action or give the
perception of movement
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TV S
Canon Nikon

13. Do I want to stop action
or show movement?
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Q2
TV S
Canon Nikon

14. Use a larger fraction
to stop action
> 1/1000th sec, for example
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Q2
TV S
Canon Nikon

15. A fast shutter speed stops action
1/1000th

16. Use a smaller fraction
to show movement
1/3 second, for example
or... 5” = 5 seconds
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Q2
TV S
Canon Nikon

17. A slow shutter speed shows movement
1/3 second

18. Anything that moves while
the shutter is open
looks like a blur
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TV S
Canon Nikon

19. Is my subject moving?
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Q1

20. If no, then choose
aperture priority
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Q1
AV A
Canon Nikon

21. Use aperture to show
depth of field
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Q1
AV A
Canon Nikon

22. How much do you want
in focus
in front of...and behind
your subject?
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Q2
AV A
Canon Nikon

23. Choose a larger f/stop for
a larger area in focus
f/22 = long depth of field
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AV A
Canon Nikon

24. Choose a smaller f/stop for
a shallow area in focus
f/2 = smaller depth of field
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AV A
Canon Nikon

25. Shallow depth of field
CC Geraint Rowland

26. Portraits are great
subjects for a
shallow depth of field
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AV A
Canon Nikon

27. Shallow depth of field portrait
CC Rich Ocampo

28. Long depth of field portrait
CC Ben Seidelman

29. Landscapes are
great subjects for a
long depth of field
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AV A
Canon Nikon

30. A large number creates a long depth of field
CC glasseyes view

31. A large number creates a long depth of field
CC NeilsPhotography

32. Are these absolutes?
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33. Are these absolutes?
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NOPE!

34. but this decision tree
will help you choose the
right shooting mode
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35. in most
situations
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36. and produce
more creative
pictures
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