Comments on: Learning to shoot in manual mode

By: SLR Camera Geek

SLR Camera Geek — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:26:56 +0000

learning to shoot in manual is so much easier than most people think.

the key is learning where to point the camera to take the meter reading to base your exposure on.

good article.

By: SLR Camera Geek

SLR Camera Geek — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:26:56 +0000

learning to shoot in manual is so much easier than most people think.

the key is learning where to point the camera to take the meter reading to base your exposure on.

good article.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:21:40 +0000

Thank you for such good info for a amateur and hungry to learn as much as possible with the “goal” of becoming a professional photographer.

Jim

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:21:40 +0000

Thank you for such good info for a amateur and hungry to learn as much as possible with the "goal" of becoming a professional photographer.

Jim

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:37:33 +0000

Thank you so much. This article tought me so much! Thanks again!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:37:33 +0000

Thank you so much. This article tought me so much! Thanks again!

By: Nicoline

Nicoline — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:23:05 +0000

Thank you immensely. Many talk about shooting in manual mode, but none actually tell us newbies how to do that. This is just the information I’ve been looking for!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:23:05 +0000

Thank you immensely. Many talk about shooting in manual mode, but none actually tell us newbies how to do that. This is just the information I've been looking for!

By: Nicoline

Nicoline — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:23:05 +0000

Thank you immensely. Many talk about shooting in manual mode, but none actually tell us newbies how to do that. This is just the information I’ve been looking for!

By: Nimrod

Nimrod — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:24:57 +0000

Clearly written article. However…

1. I still can’t see the difference between using manual mode and simply dialing exposure compensation. Unless of course you want to do without the light meter altogether.

I do find ‘spot metering’ useful in some situations — you don’t have to guess what the light meter measured.

2. Using the histogram for exposure is nice but be careful of cameras that do not provide separate RGB histograms. Many times only one channel is saturated and you can’t see that on the combined histogram.

What do you think?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:24:57 +0000

Clearly written article. However...

1. I still can't see the difference between using manual mode and simply dialing exposure compensation. Unless of course you want to do without the light meter altogether.

I do find 'spot metering' useful in some situations -- you don't have to guess what the light meter measured.

2. Using the histogram for exposure is nice but be careful of cameras that do not provide separate RGB histograms. Many times only one channel is saturated and you can't see that on the combined histogram.

What do you think?

By: Nimrod

Nimrod — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:24:57 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:23:05 +0000

Thank you immensely. Many talk about shooting in manual mode, but none actually tell us newbies how to do that. This is just the information I've been looking for!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:24:57 +0000

By: ed

ed — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:10:16 +0000

Hi there,

Just wanted to say that the above will be a great help to beginners like myself.

Thanks heaps.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:10:16 +0000

Hi there,

Just wanted to say that the above will be a great help to beginners like myself.

Thanks heaps.

ed

By: ed

ed — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:10:16 +0000

Hi there,

Just wanted to say that the above will be a great help to beginners like myself.

Thanks heaps.

ed

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:10:16 +0000

Hi there,

Just wanted to say that the above will be a great help to beginners like myself.

Thanks heaps.

ed