6 Simple Camera Hacks To Get You Off AUTO Mode Forever

1) Take Control Over Photo Brightness With Exposure Composition

     – Bright lighting = cheerful, dark lighting = moody

     – Press plus to increase brightness, minus to decrease

     – (On a Canon, “P” represents “Program” mode)

     – Press the “q” button in the back to access exposure composition

2) Use ISO To Supercharge Your Low-Light Photography

     – Is a scale from 100-3200

     – Represents the camera’s ability to absorb light (higher ISO = more sensitive)

     – Also works with how well your camera responds to movement (in dark areas, 

      mostly) lower ISO will create blurry photos and a higher ISO results in sharper 

pictures               

     – However, there is a trade off. Higher ISO creates reduced quality

      – Change the ISO by using a scroller on the top?

3)  Use Aperture Priority to Blur the Background

     – How “soft” or “hard” the background is

     – Switch top mode dial to “AV”

     – If you have a zoom lense, make sure you zoom it in

     – A large aperture opening gives you a lot of background blur, whereas a small aperture opening gives you only a little background blur

     – Aperture is measured in f-stop

     – To get background blur, you should choose your lenses lowest f-stop 

4) Use F8 Aperture to get the Best Overall Image Quality

     – Gives a lot of focus, especially useful for photographing groups of people at all

 distances

     – Use when there’s more than one person in a photo

5) Capture Sharp Landscapes Using the Highest F-Stop Number

     – You may need to use a tripod in order to prevent blurry photos

6) Use Shutter Priority for Stunning Photos of Moving Water

     – A fast shutter speed freezes fast-moving objects

     – A slow shutter speed makes fast moving objects blurry

     – Set your top dial to “TV”

     – For this type of photo, you should have a tripod or at least a stable platform like a chair

     – This type of photography works best in the early morning or late evening

     – Make sure your ISO is the lowest possible for slow shutter speed, and highest for fast shutter speed (and vice versa)