Ahoj, This is Zdenka.
How to shoot in manual mode?
And what are the best camera settings
depending on what you shoot?
Yes.
We will go through a cheat sheet in today's video.
Who won the last creative camera challenge
and what is the next camera challenge?
We've got lots to do.
Shooting in manual mode
gives you complete control over your photos.
It's good to
shoot in this mode
if you are working in lighting conditions which are not changing.
If you want to
underexpose or overexpose your photos, if you are shooting something specific
and you want complete control
over your settings.
On the other hand, there are times when you don't want to shoot in manual mode.
You might want to select one of the other modes on the camera instead.
For example, if the light is continuously changing
or you care only about aperture, or you care only
about shutter
speed and
you don't care about the other settings.
Aperture priority mode
is useful
when you want to control
aperture
and ISO only.
Shutter speed will be selected
automatically.
This is great when you want to control how much
focus you
want in
the photos
but don't have much time dealing with shutter
speed.
Shutter priority mode lets you control shutter speed and ISO
but aperture will be automatic.
Use this if you don't care about aperture in certain
situations but want to
control shutter speed.
Program mode lets you control
ISO only. So let's go to manual
mode,
explain how to set it up quickly and expose the cheat sheet.
You will be controlling three things.
Aperture, shutter speed,
and ISO.
There is one more setting which I highly recommend
controlling as well, and that is white balance.
If you are shooting on a sunny day, select sunny.
If you are shooting an object in a shade,
select shade. On a cloudy day
select overcast.
Tungsten light and white
fluorescent light
is for indoors.
Flash is for flash photography
and last one is custom.
First, let's set aperture.
Do you want a blurry background behind your object or do you want everything
perfectly sharp
in the entire image?
The lower the number is, the more blurry background you're going to get.
Here is a photo with aperture
F/1.4 where the background is super blurry.
Here is F/2.8
F/4.0
F/5.6.
F/10
F/14.
The higher the number is, the more items will be sharp.
Now let's set
the shutter
speed.
Now here we have to think a bit.
Is my
subject
moving?
If the subject is moving, then I will have
to use faster shutter speed.
Am I going to shoot handheld or am I gonna
use a tripod?
If I'm going to use a tripod,
I can shoot
with a very slow shutter
speed.
If I'm going to be shooting handheld,
I will have to
use faster shutter speed
because I'm going to be introducing camera shake.
If you are taking photos of food,
nonmoving objects
or portraits,
landscapes, use
1/60th or faster.
If you are at the concert,
you might want
to freeze the action.
Use 1/125th
of a second. For freezing the
action,
you might need to go even faster.
1/2000th. For water blur
you need to
go way
slower. 1/15th and use a tripod.
We will go through a cheat sheet shortly to give you a better idea.
Now that you have your aperture and
shutter speed,
it's time to
select your ISO.
Later on you might still go back and
tweak your shutter speed and aperture.
Start by setting your ISO to its lowest value.
This is generally ISO 100, but might be
ISO 160 or 50.
Depending on your camera.
Then simply point the camera and look
at the exposure bar.
If the bar is
showing that it is
underexposed,
the line is on the left,
you need to
increase the ISO.
Until it is in a center.
If it is too much to the right, it is overexposed.
If this
happens when you have the
lowest ISO selected, you need to either select faster shutter speed
or you need to bring the
aperture up
until you get it in a center.
If you want the blurry background, then bring up the shutter speed.
If you want artistic motion blur and need slow
shutter speed, then bring the aperture up.
Cheat sheet is next.
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Let's look at some shooting scenarios and recommended camera settings.
First one is a classic portrait with a blurry background.
It is best to use lenses with wide apertures.
Prime lenses are best for that, such as this
50 millimeters lens or this 85 millimeters lens.
Use the widest aperture possible
or the lowest number possible.
Use shutter speed 1/60 or faster
and keep your ISO
between 100,
maximum 400
to achieve the best result with lots of detail
and no grain.
Next one is
Bokeh
effect.
If you want to get a Bokeh effect in the background,
use aperture f/4.0
or wider, which means lower number,
shutter speed 1/60 or faster
and keep
ISO
between 100 to 400.
To get a great result,
you need to keep
a bit of a space
between your subject and a background.
And have a source light
in the background.
If you will be taking photos at a concert or life event,
use Zoom lens with
aperture at least F/2.8 or
lower or wider to get as much light in your camera as
possible.
Use 1/125
shutter speed or higher
and go with ISO as
low as you can.
If you can get something like 700, 600,
that will be great as you will have less
grain in the photos.
Food photography has been
discussed on this channel in the past.
I'm going to link the video in a video description.
It is best to
shoot in natural light
close the window but not direct light.
The light has to be soft. To get lots of detail
go with F/4 aperture
or you can go a bit lower.
Select 1/60th shutter speed or faster
and keep your
ISO as low as possible.
If you gonna be taking photos of flowers, it is best to use
macro lens and tripod. To make sure
all details are nicely sharp,
use aperture settings
between F/5.6 to F/11.
Shutter speed should be 1/60 or faster
and keep ISO as low as you can.
It will be ideal to have it below 800.
If you want to take a photo
of an action and freeze the action, especially
if the subject is moving towards you,
you need to increase the aperture
between F/11 and 16 to make sure everything is sharp.
Use faster speeds in 2000
and lowest ISO you can get.
100 would be ideal.
On the other hand, if you want to take a photo of a motion
and he want the motion to be blurry, then you need to slow down the shutter
speed. At least 1/40th.
If you have a couple
standing and you want the car movement blurry behind them, then you can
keep aperture low at F/2.8 or lower
and keep the ISO as low as you can.
Fireworks can be tricky to shoot.
Use a tripod, choose aperture F/11,
keep ISO at 100 the lowest you can and select
a slower shutter speed 2 to 6 seconds.
It is best to use remote or set a timer
so you don't have the accidental shake
by pressing the shutter button.
Let's talk about landscapes.
Those are usually taken with
the help of a tripod.
Aperture should be a bit higher to achieve lots of sharpness.
F/11 to 16.
Keep shutter speed 1/60th or faster
and use the lowest ISO you can get.
When you take
a shot of a sunrise or sunset, the aperture setting
will be the same between F/11 to F/16.
Keep your ISO as low as possible,
ideally 100 and select
shutter speed
depending on how much light you are getting.
You might have to
try a few options there to achieve good results. Faster
shutter speed will get you a darker result,
slower shutter speed will
brighten it up.
To get a very golden result
change white balance to
shade or cloudy.
When it comes to waterfalls, how do you achieve the soft silky water?
It will be all about selecting slow shutter speed.
You need a tripod and ND
filter as well if it is going to be bright outside.
Select aperture F/4.0.
If you want the entire landscape
to be very sharp, go higher. F/11.
Keep ISO as low as possible
and select 1/30th shutter speed or slower.
Most people choose
something between 1 to 3 seconds.
The slower it is, the softer the water
Is going to look. Way too slow
shutter speed is just going to look blurry.
Light painting is a lot of fun and here
you will also need to use a tripod.
The shutter speed should be 10 to 30 seconds
to see the effect. Keep ISO 100,
and select aperture F/8 or 10
to get more sharpness in the shot. It's time
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The task was to take a series of photos
from one location. And the winner is Alan Ingham.
The location is Dolomites mountains in Italy
with the highlight being the three peaks.
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Some of the photos were just
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All right, friends, I have shown a lot of camera settings in this video
to be applied as showcased.
You have until October 31st 2022 to take photos
in manual mode and any theme goes. You must share camera
make, lens and camera settings with us when you upload
the photos to Facebook Group ZD
Camera challenge. And you can upload
up to five photos and as always the winner gets $50
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