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Thank you all... That was really useful :-)
I like the aperture-first approach, and I think that would work fine with a SLR, but not with my p&s :-( Compact digital cameras have greater DOF, and you can hardly get the blur effect in the background, even with the lowest f-stop. And in aperture priority program you have a limited range of f-stops availabe, depending of the focal length selected (I think this is common even in SLR in auto mode?) and as there won't be so much difference in using f2.2 or f5.6, attending to DOF, I'd better use shutter priority and adjust later the aperture with the exposure bias control. Yes, I know I do need a DSLR :-) Ok, thanks again for your answers. -Quercus- -- Yo uso Software Libre Debian GNU/Linux (Sarge) Kernel 2.6.7 OpenPGP id: 700F3CC6 Mi weblog :: http://quercus.nosomos.org |
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Quercus wrote in message ...
Hi there, I was wondering how do people "usually" set those parameters in their cameras to get the desired exposure. I mean, with the camera in full manual mode, do you first choose the f-stop (looking for depth of field) and then you adjust shutter time until the exposure will be correct or you do it in reverse order, first shutter and then aperture to meet correct lighting? I guess that depends of what is the subject, if it has fast motion you'll probably set first a lower shutter time, and then check for f-stop... And so on... But my question is about "normal" pictures, those without fast motion or low depth of field required (portraits)... Which method works best? Shutter-Aperture or Aperture-Shutter? Any other? Is that just a matter of personal preference? I own a point and shoot digicam, with shutter and aperture priority programs, so I don't have all the control over those variables that I would like to, but I wanna get the best from it while I win the lotto and get a DSLR ;-) -Quercus- Okay, I'm in the minority. I set my camera to 1/250 shutter speed in shutter priority mode and let the metering system choose the aperture (f-stop). As a street photographer, I have learned the my selected shutter speed is the slowest which freezes nearly all pedestrian motion, but still allows for some vehicular traffic motion blur. Since I usually have a very sepcific main subject supported by background elements I don't necessarily care about depth-of-field. I use background more for framing than identification of my main subject. In totality, my photographs show that places tend to remain similar while people are constantly in a state of change, sometimes by way of different people and sometimes by way of the same person in about the same place on a different day. So, my camera is set to 1/250 in Tv mode. For those curious, I shoot Tri-X at EI 200. Michael |
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Quercus wrote in message ...
Hi there, I was wondering how do people "usually" set those parameters in their cameras to get the desired exposure. I mean, with the camera in full manual mode, do you first choose the f-stop (looking for depth of field) and then you adjust shutter time until the exposure will be correct or you do it in reverse order, first shutter and then aperture to meet correct lighting? I guess that depends of what is the subject, if it has fast motion you'll probably set first a lower shutter time, and then check for f-stop... And so on... But my question is about "normal" pictures, those without fast motion or low depth of field required (portraits)... Which method works best? Shutter-Aperture or Aperture-Shutter? Any other? Is that just a matter of personal preference? I own a point and shoot digicam, with shutter and aperture priority programs, so I don't have all the control over those variables that I would like to, but I wanna get the best from it while I win the lotto and get a DSLR ;-) -Quercus- Okay, I'm in the minority. I set my camera to 1/250 shutter speed in shutter priority mode and let the metering system choose the aperture (f-stop). As a street photographer, I have learned the my selected shutter speed is the slowest which freezes nearly all pedestrian motion, but still allows for some vehicular traffic motion blur. Since I usually have a very sepcific main subject supported by background elements I don't necessarily care about depth-of-field. I use background more for framing than identification of my main subject. In totality, my photographs show that places tend to remain similar while people are constantly in a state of change, sometimes by way of different people and sometimes by way of the same person in about the same place on a different day. So, my camera is set to 1/250 in Tv mode. For those curious, I shoot Tri-X at EI 200. Michael |
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Joseph Meehan wrote:
Your question is like asking Pacaso which color does he use. Photography is a science, but more important for most of the people here, it is also an art. The science of photography can be taken car of by .... science. Our automatic cameras can make those decisions for us. Since you asked the question, you want the answer as it applies to art and art is . . . within each of us and not something that we can get by asking. You can do well by learning the science of how they relate to each other and how they effect the results. Then you, the artist can make the decision that makes the art. I don't concur at all. His question was quite valid and led to various replies being variations of 'composition first - Aperture'; 'movement control - speed'. He can apply that to the art. Who's Pacaso? (Sorry for late reply ... server). Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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