I've had a couple of people come to me recently asking for some tips and tricks of the trade. Now I don't claim to be a professional or an expert, am self-taught, and am still learning myself. Nonetheless, I know full well how steep the learning curve can be whenever you pick up a new trade. Obviously, the more advanced in your foundation of photographic knowledge, the more fun you can have. It seems like there is a never ending supply of "cool tricks" that you can do with your camera. I thought I'd share a few and try to update this post as more come to mind. Although this post is geared mostly toward DSLR cameras, some of the tips can be useful for any type of photographic equipment. Please feel free to share your own in the comments section below!!!
Photography 101: Knowing Your Equipment:
Filters can be placed on your lens to help manipulate the image exposure:
General Rules:
Camera Settings Tips:
f-stop | |||||||
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EV | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 11 | 16 | 22 |
-6 | 8m | 16m | 32m | 64m | 128m | 256m | 512m |
-5 | 4m | 8m | 16m | 32m | 64m | 128m | 256m |
-4 | 2m | 4m | 8m | 16m | 32m | 64m | 128m |
-3 | 60 | 2m | 4m | 8m | 16m | 32m | 64m |
-2 | 30 | 60 | 2m | 4m | 8m | 16m | 32m |
-1 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 2m | 4m | 8m | 16m |
0 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 2m | 4m | 8m |
1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 2m | 4m |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 2m |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 60 |
4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
5 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
6 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
7 | 1/15 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | 1/30 | 1/15 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 |
9 | 1/60 | 1/30 | 1/15 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 |
10 | 1/125 | 1/60 | 1/30 | 1/15 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 |
11 | 1/250 | 1/125 | 1/60 | 1/30 | 1/15 | 1/8 | 1/4 |
12 | 1/500 | 1/250 | 1/125 | 1/60 | 1/30 | 1/15 | 1/8 |
13 | 1/1000 | 1/500 | 1/250 | 1/125 | 1/60 | 1/30 | 1/15 |
14 | 1/2000 | 1/1000 | 1/500 | 1/250 | 1/125 | 1/60 | 1/30 |
15 | 1/4000 | 1/2000 | 1/1000 | 1/500 | 1/250 | 1/125 | 1/60 |
16 | 1/8000 | 1/4000 | 1/2000 | 1/1000 | 1/500 | 1/250 | 1/125 |
Tricks:
Night Photography:
Photographing People:
Advice: