I dreaded learning it. I've always photographed in auto mode, and I knew if I wanted to learn photography, I had to go manual, baby! Guess what? It's not that difficult (adjusting the settings, that is). Phew! Of course I have a lot to learn about photography in general, but at least I'm not whining about my pictures being crappy. I like them anyway. :-) That's saying a lot, for me. GO ME! :-))
I've been shooting in manual mode for only a few days now (only shot in manual focus toward the end, though). It's actually a lot of fun! It's hard to believe anyone with a nice camera wouldn't shoot this way because you get such great photos in manual. I love the control. I love to play. I actually LOVE learning how to shoot manually. Who would've thought? Not I!
Here's a few of my first photos in manual mode...of course they're of my favorite models, Aurora and Elena...
Aurora and her favorite buddy, Juliet. <3
Juliet doesn't mind...she's a glutton for attention ;-)
I just L<3VE Aurora's Eyes in this one!!
My Sweet Girl :-)
Elena's eyes look just like Aurora's did at this age...so precious...
Look at that mouth! (Background's not so cute lol)
My smiley baby :-))
xo
jbnewcomb<3
awesome!
ReplyDeleteThe second one is my fav. because the first thing I see when looking at the image is Aurora's eyes then my eyes go strait down to her fingers and how she framed Juliet's face. The eyes are amazing! When photographing a person alway focus on the eye, when trying to find a point to focus on. So when photographing a person do not focus on the noise, the focus point is the eyes! Wish you the best learning manual! You can do it! I only do manual, the first thing I think of iso what kind of light you have to work with. Then think about f-stop (that controls the Depth of field also know as DOF, what do I want shallow or greater DOF ) then I use the meter in the camera to set the shutter speed ( That is used to show motion). Hope this helps have a great week! O Ya! check out this link and be part of the fun! I know I am! How about you?
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