Aperture | Basic Photography

Aperture Edition | basic photography

Some things to think about when learning how to shoot in manual with your digital single lens reflex camera (dslr):

-Keep your shutter no lower than 1/100.  This will help prevent blurry or shakiness in you photo from motion happening either from the photographer slightly moving, or your subject moving fast. Ideally, if your subject is moving fast, your shutter would need to be around 1/200 to insure your subject isn’t blurry as well.

-Play around with your ISO.

-Change your f-stop/aperture.  Get comfortable playing around with your settings.

-Shoot a variety. Walk around your subject and shoot from all directions.

-Photograph subjects near and far, shade, and in the sun. 

-Photograph different types of subjects.  For example, portraits, landscape, and action shot. 

-You can also photograph still life.  For example- a wooden chair, flowers, books, bike, car, makeup, pottery, etc.

**Let me also say, you can photograph inside, but only with a good source of natural light.  For example, bring your subject next to a window and use the window lighting. When you are first learning photography, it is easiest for you to shoot with natural light.

Keep a journal of the lenses you are using, the focal length (18mm, 50mm, 75mm, etc), shutter speed, aperture, iso, sun, shade, etc.