We tend to use auto shooting most of the times. This is because auto shooting is by far the easiest and most convenient way of shooting. The camera automatically sets an optimum aperture and shutter speed for your shooting. I do sometimes employ aperture and shutter speed priority shooting though. Recently, I tried to be a little bit more creative with my shots by engaging in manual shooting. Below are 2 pictures of Chinese New Year decorations I took inside a local mall last night. The second picture below was shot using manual mode and it does look a little bit overexposure if compared to the first one which was shot using auto mode. Are you into manual shooting too? What it takes to produce a great manual shot?
Aperture = F3.5, Shutter Speed = 1/80 sec
Aperture = F3.5, Shutter Speed = 1/3 sec
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I use the manual mode most of the time on my camera. Unless I want to make sure I get a shot that I’m not going to totally mess up then I switch to another setting. Sometimes you don’t get a second chance and I don’t always trust myself to get it right the first time.
That’s the difficulty in manual shooting! But I guess practice makes perfect, right?
They are both very nice shots. Getting good manual exposures takes practice, just as becoming good at anything else does. The great thing about digital cameras is, you can usual take as many pictures of something, as you want,.. until your batteries run out
But sometimes you don’t get a second chance for certain shots