Don't Ask Me ...

Often I heard a photographer ask, "what settings should I use?"

How do I know,

  • what are you trying to accomplish?

  • what camera are you using?

  • what lens are you using, zoom, macro, prime?

  • any lens filter

  •.What camera mode, A, S, P, M, custom modes?

  • mirrorless

  • Bokeh, 

  • ???

You need to define your objective, composition, your camera capabilities, your capabilities.

So the settings? In that simple question that I can't answer.

What's your answer?

Read more from Robin Wong

And Jared Polin from where I have learned a lot.

Also you should review It's All About Stops

It's about stops

I've read this a few months ago. I'm a lot more comfortable using my camera.

It's all about Stops

Setting shutter speed when using ND filter

It's all about stops. 

What shutter speed should I use when I'm using an ND filter? Let's say I'm using apature priority set  f/16, iso 100 with no filter. Assume the the camera provides a shutter speed of 1/400s. What shutter speed should I use when I screw on my 10 stop ND filter?  

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Change your camera to Manual. Set your apature and iso to the same you used for for your previous shot   (f/16 iso 100 shutter speed 1/400s) Screw on your 10 stop ND filter.

Now lower your shutter speed 10 stops.

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On my camera 3 clicks on my thumb wheel = 1 stop. So I figure 30 clicks = 10 stops and this should provide a good first approximate for exposure