For those of you who don't follow us on Facebook, we are going to be posting basic SLR tips to help the average consumer educate themselves and take better pictures. If you have additional questions regarding these tips, simply post a comment on facebook and we'll do our best to answer your questions. So without further delay...here is your first tip!
Tip #1 - Never EVER, use auto mode!
Auto mode will get you the very least out of your SLR camera because the camera is making all of the decisions for you. Sure it is easier, but if you allow your camera to do all of the decision making, then all of your pictures will look the same, and more often than not, will just look like snapshots without anything dynamic. When your camera is in full auto mode, the camera is determining 3 main components that translate into what it thinks is the right exposure: aperature, shutter speed, and ISO (I'll provide info on these items individually in future tips). At the very least as you are learning, switch your camera over to Aperature Priority (depending on your camera model, it may be the setting that has an "A"...refer to your camera's user manual.
When your camera is in Aperature Priority, YOU not the camera, will determine the camera's aperature setting...and your camera will determine the shutter speed and ISO in order to try to come up with the correct exposure. Experiment with different aperature values as you take pictures and see if you can notice the differences in the photos. I'll post more on what aperature values are and how they affect your pictures in the next tip!
Stay tuned and in the mean time, practice shooting!
- M&L
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