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Y o un e e dl e s si ma g i n a t i o n t ob eap a i n t e r , b e c a u s ey o u c a ni n v e n t t h i n g s .

Bu t i n p h o t o g r a p h ye v e r y t h i n gi s s oo r d i n a r y ; i t t a k e sal o t o f l o o k i n gb e f o r ey o ul e a r n t os e et h eo r d i n a r y .

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Forexa mpl e, ac l oudl es sbl ues k yorawa l lt ha tc ont a i nsones ol i dc ol or .

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Forexa mpl e, i f y oua r et r y i ngt of oc usont hehor i z on, ors a ya na ni ma li nac a ge.

Ti mesl i k e t hes ec a nma k ei tha r df ory ourl enst oc l ea r l yk nowwha ti ti sy oua r et r y i ngt o f oc uson.

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Chec ky ourext ender ' si ns t r uc t i onma nua lf orl ensc ompa t i bi l i t y .

Any ot herl ensa ddonsl i k ema gni f i c a t i ona ndc l os eupf i l t er sc a na l s oc a us e pr obl ems .

Ther ewi l lbet i meswheny ouronl yopt i onma ybet ous ema nua lf oc us i ng.

Al s o t r yf oc us i ngona nobj ec twi t hi nt hes a medi s t a nc ea st hes ubj ec ty oua r e phot ogr a phi ng.

Thens wi t c ht hel enst oma nua lf oc usMF, r ec ompos ea ndt a k e t hes hot .

Ana l t er na t i v et ous i ngma nua lf oc usi st of oc usona nobj ec twi t hi nt he s a medi s t a nc et henus ey ourc a mer a ' s' f oc usl oc k ' s et t i ng( c hec kc a mer a ma nua l ) .

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Ther e’ st hos ewhonev erv eerf r om t hei r c omf or tz ones , c hoos i ngt hes a megenr esa ndc a mer as et t i ngst heya r ef a mi l i a r wi t h.

Thent her ea r et hos el i k eTer r i .

Idon’ tt hi nkt her e’ sagenr es he’ snott r i edt o phot ogr a ph.

Thi spa s ty ea rs he’ sphot ogr a phedpor t r a i t s , weddi ngs , ma c r o, f a s t s hut t er , l ongexpos ur es , l a nds c a pesa ndl i ght eni ng.

Whi l eIa gr eebus i nes s esneed t ot a r gett hei rma r k et i nga tas pec i f i cphot ogr a phi cf i el d, bec a r ef ulnott ot a k e t hi st ool i t er a l l y .

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It ooki nt er es ti nphot ogr a phywheniwa sy oungbec a us ebot hofmypa r ent s di edwhenIwa sat eena gera ndIonl yha v eonephot ogr a phoft hem, whi c h ma demer ea l i z et hev a l ueofaphot ogr a ph.

Wha t ’ sy ourf a v or i t ephot ogr a phy ou’ v et a k ena ndwhy ?

Iha v et os a ymyf a v or i t ephot ogr a phwoul dbet hedownt owns hotwhenIwa s a bl et oc a pt ur et hel i ght ni ng, s omet hi ngwi t houtt hi sc l a s sIwoul dnotof k nownhowt odo.

Thi spi c t ur es howst hebea ut yofourc i t ya tni ghta nd peopl et el lmeIma k eourc i t yl ookbea ut i f ul .Tohea rt ha tma k esmewa ntt o c ont i nuemygr owt ha ndl ea r nev enmor e.

Wha tdoenj oymos ta boutbei ngaphot ogr a pher ?

Ther ei snobet t erf eel i ngofa c c ompl i s hmentt ha ns eei ngt hepos i t i v er ea c t i onst oa phot ogr a phy ouha v et a k en, t ogi v es omeoneaphot ogr a pht ha tt heywi l lt r ea s ur et he r es toft hei rl i f e, amomenti nt i met heyc a nnev ergetba c k .

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

Thi sc our s eha sgi v enmet hec ompl et eunder s t a ndi ngofmyc a mer a , t hes et t i ngsa ndhowt heya l lwor kt oget her .I tha sgi v enmeba c kt he c onf i denc eIneededt ogetouta nds t a r ts hoot i nga ga i n.

Wha tpl a nsdoy ouha v ef ort hef ut ur eofy ourphot ogr a phy ?

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Phot ogr a phyi s myha ppypl a c ea ndwhenIa m outa nda boutt a k i ngpi c t ur esi tr el a xes me.

Tha nk sa ga i nt oTa ny aa ndt hi sc l a s sf orr el i ght i ngmypa s s i onf or t hewor l dofphot ogr a phy .

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Ther ea r el i t er a l l ys ev er a lt ec hni quesf orc a pt ur i nga nys hoty ou’ v eev ert a k en.

Bef or ec hoos i ngac a mer amode, Ir ec ommendk eepi ngt hes wi t c hont hes i deof y ourl enst oAut oFoc us( AF/A) .

Ther ei snous ema k i ngf oc us i nga nyha r der t ha ni tneedst obe.

Cons i derus i ngc ont i nuouss hoot i ng( a l s oc a l l edbur s tmode)s oy ouc a nt a k e s ev er a ls hot spers ec ond, f ora sl onga sy ourf i ngeri shol di ngdownt hes hut t er but t on.

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Ta k eaf ewt es ts hot s .

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Thef a s t ery ous ety ours hut t ers peed, t hel ower y ourc a mer awi l ls ett hea per t ur e.

Howev er , t her ei sami ni mum a per t ur eea c h l ensc a ngo.

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Obv i ous l yi nma nua lmodey ourf i r s t pr i or i t yf ora c t i onss hot swi l lbes hut t ers peed.

Unf or t una t el ynoonec a nt el ly ou wha ts hut t ers peedt os etbec a us eev er y onewi l lbes hoot i ngdi f f er ents ubj ec t s .

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Per s ona l l yIa l wa y sl ooka tmy a per t ur es et t i ngf i r s ta nds etal owf number .

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Ic hos et hi spl a c e bec a us eIl ov edt het ext ur ei nt her oc k s .

Ia l s ok newf r om pa s tt r i pst ha tt hes k y woul dha v egr ea tc ol ouri ni ta st hes uns t a r t edt or i s e.

Thepr obl em wi t ht hes ek i ndsofs c ena r i osi st ha tt heda r k err oc k sof t enr equi r e amuc hl ongers hut t ers peedt ha nt hebr i ght ers k y .i . ei fIexpos ef ort hes k y , t he r oc k sa r et ooda r k .

I fIexpos ef ort her oc k s , t hes k yi st oobr i ghta ndl os esmuc h ofi t sc ol oura ss howni nt heexa mpl esbel ow( or i gi na li ma gess t r a i ghtoutof c a mer a ) .

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Expos i ngf ort hes k yc a pt ur edt hec ol our , butl ef tt her oc k sunder expos ed.

Thi s i sa c t ua l l ynor ma lduet ot her oc k sbei ngmuc hda r k eri nl i ghtt ha nt hebr i ght er s k y .

You’ l lha v es i mi l a rr es ul t sf ora nys c enewher et her ei sawi dec ont r a s t bet weens ha dowsa ndl i ght .

Sowha t ’ saphot ogr a phert odo?

I t ’ snotunus ua lt os eebegi nner st r y i ngt of i ndami ddl egr ound i . et hey ’ l lk eep a dj us t i ngs et t i ngsunt i lt heyf i nda nexpos ur ewher et hes k yi s n’ tt oobr i ghtnor t her oc k st ooda r k .

Wheni tc omest os unr i s esy oudon’ tnor ma l l yha v eal otof t i met of i gur et hi sout .

I fy ou’ r ewa nt i ngt ot r yt hi smet hod, I ’ dexpos ef ort he br i ght erpa r toft hes c enef i r s t( t hes k y ) , z er oi ngt heexpos ur el i nei nma nua l mode, t hent a k ea not hers hoton+1a ndat hi r don+2, l i ght eni ngt hef or egr ound r oc k sal i t t l emor ewi t hea c hs hot .

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Not ewhenus i ngt hi smet hod, Is a i dt oexpos ef ort hebr i ght erpa r toft hes c ene whent a k i ngt hes hot .

Thi si sbec a us ei t ’ smuc hea s i ert or ec ov erdet a i l si n under expos eds ubj ec t st ha ni ti st obr i ngba c kdet a i l si nov er expos eda r ea s .i . e i fy ouwa s houtt hes k yc ol our , c ha nc esa r ey ouwon’ tbea bl et obr i ngi tba c ki n pos tpr oc es s i ngei t her .

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At hi r ds ol ut i on( myper s ona lpr ef er enc e)i st os hoott woexpos ur es .

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Tous et hi st ec hni quey ou’ l l needs of t wa r et ha ta l l owsy out ol a y eronei ma geont opoft heot her .

Fort he i ma gebel ow, IopenedPhot os hopa ndpl a c edt hei ma gewi t ht hewel l expos eds k yont opoft hev er s i onwi t ht hel i ght err oc k s .

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