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1.

I fy oumov eev eni nt hes l i ght es twhent a k i ngaphot o, y ouri ma gec a na ppea rbl ur r ed duet oc a mer as ha k e.

Thi si ses pec i a l l yt r uewhenphot ogr a phi ngi nl owl i ghts uc ha s s uns et , s unr i s e, i ndoor sori nov er c a s twea t her .

Whens hoot i ngi nl owl i ghty ourc a mer aneedsas l ows hut t ers peedt oexpos et hes c ene c or r ec t l y . i . et hel owert hel i ght , t hes l owert hes hut t ers peed.

Thes l owert hes hut t ers peed, t hemor ec ha nc eofc a mer as ha k ewhenha ndhol di ng.

I fy ouha v eat r i pod, bes ur et ous ei t .

I fnot , l ookf oras ol i ds ur f a c et opl a c ey ourc a mer a .

Wheny ou’ r eus i ngat r i pod, i t ’ sagoodi deat ous ear emot er el ea s et ot r i ggert hes hut t er but t ons ot ha ty oudon’ tha v et ot ouc ht hec a mer aa ta l l .

I fy oudon’ tha v ear emot e, y ouc a n us et hedel a y edt i merbui l ti nt ot hec a mer a .

Adel a y eds hut t eri saf unc t i ont ha tt el l st he c a mer at owa i taf ews ec ondsa f t ery oupus ht hebut t onbef or ei tt a k est hepi c t ur e.

I r ec ommends et t i ngi tt ot ens ec onds .

Thi swi l lgi v et hec a mer at i met os t ea dyi t s el fonc e y oupr es st hes hut t era ndr emov ey ourha nd.

Whenus i ngat r i pod, i t ’ sa l s oi mpor t a ntt ot ur nt hev i br a t i onr educ t i on/i ma ges t a bi l i s a t i on s wi t c hont hes i deofy ourl enst oOFFpos i t i on( i fi tha sone) .I fy ourc a mer as ea r c hesf or v i br a t i ona nddoes n’ tfindi t , t hea c tofs ea r c hi ngf ori tc a ni nt ur nc a us ev i br a t i on.

2.

Setas i ngl ef oc uspoi nts oy ouc hoos es pec i fic a l l ywha tt of oc uson.

Don’ ta l l owy our c a mer at odot hi sf ory ou!Thi si ses pec i a l l yi mpor t a nti fy ouz oom y ourl ensi nt ogeta c l os ers hot .

I fy ouha l fpr es sy ours hut t erbut t ont of oc usa ndy ourc a mer ar a ndoml ys el ec t s f oc uspoi nt s , c hoos i ngdi f f er enta r ea sev er yt i mey oupr es si t , c ha nc esa r ey oua r enot s el ec t i ngi ty our s el f .

Thi sc a nof t enc a us ey ourc a mer at of oc usons omet hi ngel s eot her t ha ny ours ubj ec t .

Tofixt hi spr obl em, Ir ec ommends et t i ngas i ngl ef oc uspoi nt , a dj us t i ngi tma nua l l ys oi t ’ s pos i t i onedov ery ourma i ns ubj ec t .

I fy oul ookt hr oughy ourr ea rv i ewa ndha l fpr es st he s hut t erbut t on, y ous houl donl ys eeonef oc uspoi ntt ur nr ed( orgr een)dependi ngony our c a mer amodel .

I fy ou’ v er ea dy ourc a mer ama nua la nds t i l ldon’ tk nowhowt os etas i ngl ef oc a lpoi nt , a s k i nourPr i v a t eFa c ebookGr oup( s t udent sonl y )s owec a na dv i s ef ur t her .

3.

Chec ky ours hut t ers peedi sf a s tenought oc ompens a t ef ormov i ngs ubj ec t s .

For exa mpl e, i fy oua r ephot ogr a phi ngc hi l dr en, peopl ewa l k i ng, ors l owa ni ma l s , y ours hut t er s peedneedst obe1/ 250s ec ondmi ni mum.

Youma ygeta wa ywi t h1/ 200s ec ondi ft he per s oni ss i t t i ngs t i l lf orapor t r a i ts hot .

Forf a s tmov i ngs ubj ec t s , y ouma yneed1/ 400 s ec ondormor edependi ngont hes peedoft hes ubj ec t .

Themor ey ouphot ogr a phmov i ngs ubj ec t s , t heea s i ery ou’ l la ut oma t i c a l l yr ec a l lwha t s hut t ers peedt heyr equi r e.

I fy oua r ej us ts t a r t i ngout , Ir ec ommends et t i ngs hut t ers peed pr i or i t ymodewi t ha ut oI SO. Set1/ 200s peedt os t a r twi t ha ndt a k eat es ts hot .

I ft he s ubj ec ti sbl ur r ed, i nc r ea s et hes peedby1/ 100t hofas ec ondf a s t erunt i ly ous eet he r es ul ty oua r ea f t er .

I not herwor ds , t r y1/ 200s ec , 1/ 300s ect hen1/ 400s ecunt i ly oua r e c a pt ur i ngas ha r ps hot .

Thi si sbyf a rt heea s i es twa yt ounder s t a nds hut t ers peed.

4.

Chec kt ha ty oura per t ur ef / numberi ss ethi ghenought oc a pt ur et hes ubj ec ti nf ul l f oc us( pr es umi ngt hi si sy ouri nt ent i on) .

Aga i n, t hi si sev enmor ei mpor t a nti fy ouz oom y ourl ensi nt ogetac l os ers hot .

Forexa mpl e, i fy oua r ephot ogr a phi ngy ourpetdoga nd y oufindt henos ei si nf oc usbutt heey esa r ebl ur r ed, t heni nc r ea s et hea per t ur ef / number ones t opa tat i meunt i ly ougett her es ul t sy oua r ea f t er .

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5.

Don’ ts t a ndt ooc l os et ha ty ourl ensc a n’ tf oc us .

Ev er yl ensha sami ni mum f oc a l di s t a nc e.

Themi ni mum f oc usdi s t a nc ei st hes hor t es tdi s t a nc ea twhi c hal ensc a nf oc us .

St a ndi ngc l os ert ha nt hemi ni mum f oc a ldi s t a nc ewi l lr es ul ti nabl ur r ys ubj ec t .

I fy our l ensi sha v i ngt r oubl ef oc us i ng, t a k eoneort wos t epsba c ka ndt r ya ga i n.

6.

Wher epos s i bl e, a v oi dgr a i n/noi s ea si tdegr a dest hequa l i t yofy ourphot os , r educ i ng t hei rs ha r pnes sa ndc l a r i t y .

Ha v ey ouev ernot i c edt ha ty ourni ghtphot osof t enl ook gr a i ny ?Thi si sbec a us et hec a mer at endst ous eahi gherI SOs et t i ngt oc r ea t eabr i ght er expos ur e.

Thedi s a dv a nt a geofahi ghI SOs et t i ngi st ha ti tr es ul t si nagr a i nyi ma ges whi c hi nt ur nr educ ess ha r pnes s .

Thebes twa yt oa v oi dgr a i ni st ok eepy ourI SOs ett o100or200whenphot ogr a phi ngi n l owl i ght .

Thi swi l lr es ul ti namuc hs l owers hut t ers peed, s oy ou’ l la l s oneedt ous eat r i pod a ndr emot er el ea s e.

Howev ert hei ma geswi l lbemuc hc l ea ner , a ndt her ef or es ha r per .

SetMa nua lModea ndt el lt hec a mer ay ouwa ntada r k erexpos ur ebys et t i ngt heexpos ur e l i net o1.

Thi swi l lma k et hes ha dowsa ppea rpur ebl a c k , pr ev ent i ngt he c a mer af r om t r y i ng t obr i ght enupa nds howdet a i li nt hes ha dowswhi c hr es ul t si ngr a i n.

I not herwor ds , expos ef ort hes ha dowst obeda r k .

7.

Ther ea lc ha l l engei sget t i ngs ha r pers hot sofmov i ngs ubj ec t si nl owl i ght .

Whena s ubj ec ti smov i ng, f orexa mpl et a k i ngapor t r a i ti ndoor sora tni ght , y ou’ v el ea r nedy ou needt ok eept hes hut t ers peeda t1/ 200ort her ea bout s .

I nl owl i ght , t hi sof t enmea nsy ou needal owa per t ur ef / number( f orexa mpl ef / 2.

8)c oupl edwi t hahi ghI SO( 1600or hi gher ) .

Ac l ea n100or200I SOi s n’ tgoi ngt obes uf fic i enti nk eepi ngt hes hut t ers peed hi ghenought oa v oi dmot i onbl urf r om y ours ubj ec t .

Ofc our s et hi si spr es umi ngy oudon’ t wa ntt ous ey ourfla s h.

Thefir s ts et t i ngIr ec ommenda dj us t i ngi st hes hut t ers peed.

Ifindi fpeopl ea r es i t t i ng s t i l l , Ic a nus e1/ 120s eca ndendupwi t hagoodnumberofs ha r ps hot s .

Thenexts et t i ngt ol ooka ti sy oura per t ur e.

Openi ngt hel enst oa per t ur ef / 2.

8a l l owsi n mor el i ghtt ha ns a yf / 4.

6.

I fy oui nt endondoi ngal otofl owl i ghtphot ogr a phyI r ec ommendi nv es t i ngi nal enst ha ta l l owsy out os hoota tf / 2.

8.

Ni f t yfif t i esa r eper f ec t f ort hi sa ndy ouc a npi c kt hem upf ora sl i t t l ea s$200nowa da y s .

Aswek now, I SO100or200i sc l ea nerf r om gr a i n/noi s et ha nI SO1600.

Whi l et hi si s t r ue, c a mer a snowa da y sc a nha ndl ehi ghI SOmuc hbet t ert ha nea r l i ermodel s .

I r ec ommendexper i ment i ngwi t hI SOt os eef ory our s el fhowf a ry oua r ewi l l i ngt opus h y ourI SOy ets t i l lbeha ppywi t ht her es ul t .

Forexa mpl e, Iper s ona l l yfindI SO1600i s a c c ept a bl ef ormyc a mer amodel .

Not e, ea c hc a mer ai sdi f f er ent .

Tobegi nwi t h, t r yI SO 640, 800a nd1600t henc ompa r et her es ul t sony ourmoni t or .

8.

Howma nyt i mesha v ey out a k enaphot of r om adi s t a nc ea ndexpec t edt hes ubj ec tt o bei ns ha r pf oc us ?DLSRc a mer a sa r egood, butt heya r enoty ett ha tgood!I fy ouwa nta s ha r ps hotofy ours ubj ec t , y ouneedt oďŹ ndawa yt ophy s i c a l l ymov ec l os erorz oom i n c l os erwi t hal ongert el ephot ol ens .

Cr oppi nga ni ma get ha twa st a k enf r om adi s t a nc ewi l lnev ergi v ey out hes a medet a i la s t hephot obel owwher et hephot ogr a pherpos i t i onedt hems el v esc l os ert ot hebi r da nd us edat el ephot oz oom l enst oďŹ l lt hef r a mea smuc ha spos s i bl ewi t ht hes ubj ec t .

Onel a s tnot e, i fy oua r ez oomi ngi nt ol ooka tt hephot oa t100% c r op( ormor e)ony our c omput ermoni t ora ndj udgi ngt hes ha r pnes soft hei ma get ha twa y , t henI ’ ma f r a i dt os a y y ou’ l lnev erbeha ppywi t hy ourphot os .

Let ' sf a c ei t , i fwewer et owa l kupc l os et oaf a mouspa i nt i ngi namus eum a nds t udyi t pi xelbypi xely ou' dfindi r r egul a r i t i esi nt hebr us hs t r ok es , pr obl emswi t hc ol ora nd s k ewedl i nes .

Sowhydowedoi twi t hphot ogr a phs ?Si mi l a rt opa i nt i ngsi namus eum, phot ogr a phsa r emea ntt obev i eweda sawhol e, a ndf r om ac er t a i ndi s t a nc e.

Henc eI ha v el ea r nedt onev ergobey onda50per c entc r opwhenj udgi ngt hes ha r pnes sofphot os onmymoni t or .

I fy ouwer ewa nt i ngt of a i r l yj udgea ni ma gea t100per c entz oom, y ou' dneedt oa l s o c ha nget her es ol ut i onofy ourmoni t ort oma t c ht ha toft hei ma ges oy ouc a nv i ewt he phot oa sawhol eony ours c r een.

Thepr obl em bei ng, t her ei snomoni t orIc a nt hi nkof t ha tc oul da c t ua l l ydot ha t !Thel a r ges tmydes k t opmoni t orgoest oi s2560x1600pi xel s a ndmyl a pt op1440x900.

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Onl yt henc oul dy ouj udget he s ha r pnes sf a i r l ya t100per c ent .

Phot obyJ oa nneSpi egel Kl a us ner , Ca na da 1/ 2000s ec , f / 4.

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Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

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Roa mi ngt hemus eumsa ndc onc er tha l l s , I ' v el ea r nedhowas ens eof bea ut y , ba l a nc ea nda es t het i c sc a nbepa s s edf r om a na r t i s ta ndr ea c hma nydeepl y .

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Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

Di s c ov er i ngt hi sc our s ewa st hebes ts t epi nl ea r ni ngphot ogr a phyf r om s c r a t c h.

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Appl y i ngt hec onc ept sf r om t he c our s ewa st hebes ts t a r t .

I tga v emea ni mmedi a t eunder s t a ndi ngoft hek eyr el a t i ons hi p bet weena per t ur e, s hut t ers peeda ndI SO. Thes ec ondbenefitInot i c eds t r a i ghta wa ywa s t ha tIdi dn’ ta l l owmy s el ft opr oc r a s t i na t ebet weenl es s onsa ndj us tk eptmov i nga l onga s s oona sIfini s hedt hepr ev i ousl es s on.

Thi sc our s ei ss t r uc t ur eds oc l ea r l ya ndi t ’ sea s yt of ol l ow.

I tt a k esoutt he“ fluf f ”t ha t s omet i mesget si nt hewa y .

Ic oul dn’ ta s kf orabet t ergui det ophot ogr a phy .

Ibel i ev ei ti sa GUI DE. I tdoes n’ tpr et endt odomor et ha ngui di ngt hes t udent sont hei rphot ogr a phi c j our ney .

TheFBgr oupdoest henexts t ep, bya l l owi ngt hem t or a i s eques t i onsa nddi s c us s t opi c st ha ta r enoti nt hec our s e.

I fIc a mea c r os snot i onst ha tIdi dn’ ts eei nt hec our s e, I woul dgoogl ea ndl ea r na bouti tout s i det hec our s e.

Wel ea r nf r om ea c hot hera nda l s o pr ov i des uppor ta ndenc our a gement .

Thegr oupt a k esc a r eoft heemot i ona ls i deoft he a r t i s t , whi c hneedsnour i s hi ng.

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Ifindt hewhol e c onc epta nds t r uc t ur eoft hi sc our s eext r emel yef fic i ent , i nt el l i genta ndf r ee.

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Ther ea r es oma ny .

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Onea f t er noononar a i nyda y , I not i c edal onel yda ndel i oni nt hega r den.

I twa sr a i ni ngona ndof fa ndInot i c edhow s omedr opl et sha dga t her edoni t .

Idec i dedt ot a k eama c r os hot , butt her a i nwa s s t oppi nga nds t a r t i nga ga i n.

Is etmy s el fupt os i tnextt oi ta ndwa t c hedev er ydr opl et bef or ei twoul dbec omea l lwetf r om t her a i n.

Ik epts hoot i nga ndwa i t i ngi nt her a i nwi t h at owelov ermyhea df ormor et ha na nhourunt i lIgott hes hot .

Wa i t i ngt her ef ort her a i n dr opl et st oa t t a c ht hems el v esma demer ea l i z et ha twi t hpa t i enc ea nddedi c a t i onwec a n c r ea t es omet hi ngma gi c a lf r om or di na r yt hi ngs .

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Al s ot hel oc a lf a unaa ndor a a r ev a r i ed.

Ibec a mememberoft heCur r umbi nWi l dl i f eSa nc t ua r ywher eIgoev er y mont h.

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

Ha v i ngdi s c ov er edphot ogr a phya tt her i pea geof42, Idon’ tha v ema nyexpec t a t i ons .

I wa nt edt ol ea r na smuc ha sIc oul dbef or emyey es i ghtwa sgoi ng.

I twa sav er y pr a c t i c a lr ea s on, buta l s oIf el tIfina l l ydi s c ov er edawa yt oexpr es smy s el fa sa na r t i s t , s omet hi ngt ha tIl ongedf or .

Thepa s tt hr eey ea r sha v er ea l l ybeeneduc a t i ona li nt er msofl ea r ni nga ndpr a c t i s i ng a smuc ha sIc oul da nddi s c ov er i ngwha tIl i k et os hootmos t .

Att hebegi nni ngoft hi sc our s eIdi dal otofma c r ophot ogr a phya ndf el li nl ov ewi t h dr a gonfli es .

Is t a r t edc r ea t i ngc ondi t i onsf ort hem t ogr owa ndl i v ei nourpond.

I t houghtma c r owoul dbemyni c he.

I n2016myhus ba nda ndIwentons a f a r i si nSout hAf r i c aa ndIf el li nl ov ewi t ht he a ni ma l st her e.

Ca pt ur i ngt hem i nt hei rna t ur a lha bi t a ti st hebes texper i enc e.

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I n2017wet ookat r i pt oChi naa ndha dt hec ha nc et ov i s i tt hea r eaofGui l i na ndt hev i l l a ger s l i v i nga l ongt heLir i v er .

Thi spl a c ei spopul a r l yk nowna sSha ngr i Lat ot hel oc a l sa ndwhet her i smy t hornot , Ic a ns eewhyt heyc a l li tt ha t .

Thek a r s tf or ma t i onswi t ht heLir i v ers l i di ng t hr ougha ndt hec or mor a ntfis her mengi v ei tat i mel es sf eel i ngt ha tIt r i edt oc a pt ur e.

Ta k i ng por t r a i t soft hev i l l a ger sha sgi v enmeanewf oundc onfidenc e.

Upona r r i v a lIha dt hefir s t s hootwi t ht oddl er sa ndf el li nl ov ewi t ht heexper i enc e.

Aga i n, It houghtt ha tpor t r a i t phot ogr a phyi smyni c he.

Af t ert heAf r i c a nexper i enc eIha dt hi sdr ea mt ha tma y beoneda yIc oul dpr oduc ewor k wor t hyofa ppea r i ngi nt heNa t i ona lGeogr a phi c .

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Theyof f er edme aoney ea rc ont r a c ta nda nexhi bi t i onl a t eri nt hey ea r .

Theya r eonl yi nt er es t edi nmyl a nds c a pephot ogr a phs , nott hea ni ma l s , ordr a gonfli es orpor t r a i t s .

Idi dn’ tev ent a k et ha tma nyl a nds c a pei ma ges , s onowt hec ha l l engei st o gooutt her ea nds hoota sma nyl a nds c a pesa sIc a n.

Thegoa lpos tha sc ha nged.

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It r ynott oha v ea nypl a nsa ndt a k et hi ngsa st heyc ome.

Thi si samos tenj oy a bl e j our ney , f ul lofs ur pr i s es .

Apa r tf r om t hek nowl edgeIha dga i nedf r om t hi sc our s e, I ha v emett hewa r mes ta ndwel c omi nggr oupofpeopl ea ndma des omegr ea tf r i ends .

Wha t ’ sy ourbes tpi ec eofa dv i c ef orot her ss of a r ?

Iwoul ds a y : Don’ tbea f r a i dt opos ty ourpi c t ur esi nt hegr oup.

Ta k et hepl unge.

I t ’ st he bes tl ea r ni ngc ur v eI ’ v eexper i enc ed.

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Longexpos ur ec ha l l enges .

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Addt ot ha t , s now, i c e, s ha dowsa ndy ouha v ea n expos ur edi l emma .

Wha tt odo?Ther ea r et wowa y st odea lwi t ht hi s .

Opt i ononei showIus ua l l y dea lwi t ht hi sk i ndofs hot-Iexpos ef ort hebr i ght es ta r eaoft hes c ene-r ega r dl es sofmet er i ng mode.

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Anov er expos eds hoti sadonedea l-t hedet a i lc a n' tber ec ov er ed.

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Forexa mpl e, wi t hha r s hba c k l i ght .Spotmet er i nga l l owsy out obemor ec r ea t i v e.

Youc a nc hoos et oha v el i ghts hi ni ngt hr ought hes ubj ec t , ory oumi ghtwa ntt hec ompl et e oppos i t ewi t ht hes ubj ec ts i l houet t ed.

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I fi t ' sda y t i me, i t ’ sea s yt opoi nty ourc a mer aa tadi s t a nts ubj ec ta ndl ett hec a mer a a ut of oc us , l oc k i ngont oi nfini t y .Ni ghtt i mei sa not herma t t er .

I fy oua r el uc k yy ourl ens wi l lha v ea ni nfini t ys y mbol( l ook sl i k eafigur e8l a y i ngoni t ’ ss i de) .Toens ur es ha r pf oc us a tni ght , puty ourl ensonMF/M ( ma nua lf oc us ) , t henmov et hef oc a lr i ngt ot hel i nej us t bef or et hei nfini t ys y mbol .

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Nowy ourr ea dyt ophot ogr a phs t a r s .

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