![]() Click here to read a blog post that explains more about when to shoot in Manual mode if you don’t want to do it all the time. for a stitched panorama), at night, or if I need the fine control (eg. I shoot on manual mode if a series of shots all need to have the same settings (eg. I shoot on aperture priority mode 90% of the time, and you should choose whichever mode suits you, always bearing in mind that you *can* shoot on manual when you need to. You absolutely do not have to shoot on fully manual mode exclusively from this day onwards. We're doing this just so you know how to do it. This week you'll bring everything you've learnt together, and shoot on fully manual mode. The camera thinks its only job is to protect you from camera shake - it doesn't care about the creative effects you want to achieve. Although you can control the shutter speed, the camera will pick a safe, mid-range aperture value to turn the whole scene a mid-grey tone. ![]() ![]() If you're out during the day and you want to freeze the water in a fountain but not end up with that 18% grey exposure, it is just not possible in auto modes. The thing to remember this week is this: your camera will never, ever, ever pick an extreme aperture, shutter speed or ISO, if at all possible. Remember the 18% grey exercise from week 1? That was your camera deciding which combination of aperture, shutter speed and ISO to use, to turn the whole scene a mid-grey tone. On Auto modes (including aperture and shutter priority), your camera decides what the correct exposure is. Part 1 (TECHNICAL) LESSON 5: THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE
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