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12 years 10 months ago #96307 by U8Later
Okay, I just wanna know, what to use when taking snapshots, as for example, at a party. I usually use Manual (as I am trying to learn) but I just hate how tedious it is to change every time I want to shoot something else. so that said, I just want to know, what is the correct one to use? I'm thinking of aperture priority but it'll mean that it'll choose a shallow dof right? I tried that while taking pictures of 3 or more people and the dof of my f/1.8 was so shallow that only one person was focused then again it might be really their distances next to each other. I don't know if I did it right or it was just that once that it's not supposed to be like that. I'm not quite sure. So that being said, what should I use? Should I...use auto instead?
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12 years 10 months ago #96311 by Dori
I use 'auto' or one of the appropriate 'presets'.
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12 years 10 months ago - 12 years 10 months ago #96313 by MLKstudios
Use P and an "on-camera" flash if you got one. That'll give you the DOF you need.

P is for Professional pictures. j/k but it works.

;)
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12 years 10 months ago #96317 by Henry Peach

U8Later wrote: I usually use Manual (as I am trying to learn) but I just hate how tedious it is to change every time I want to shoot something else.


Unless the lighting changes the exposure remains the same. Your in-camera meter changes because the tones in front of you change, but that doesn't mean the exposure needs to change.

U8Later wrote: I'm thinking of aperture priority but it'll mean that it'll choose a shallow dof right?


You can choose whatever aperture you want. If f/1.8 has too shallow DOF, then try f/4 or f/5.6.

I prefer manual when shooting parties and events myself. I usually set it for the room lighting, and rarely have to change it.
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12 years 10 months ago #96325 by Kris4pics
I almost always shoot in Aperture Priority mode. You get to choose the aperture and control the depth of field. You just have to keep an eye on the shutter speed to make sure that you aren't dipping low enough to start getting motion blur/camera shake.

The reason why at f/1.8 you were getting a SUPER shallow depth of field is because the wider the aperture is (smaller f/stop numbers) the shallower the depth of field is. f/1.8 is pretty much as wide open as the aperture gets. You could put it in Aperture Priority mode and then dial in a smaller aperture than f/1.8 and get a deeper depth of field.
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12 years 10 months ago #96327 by U8Later

MLKstudios wrote: Use P and an "on-camera" flash if you got one. That'll give you the DOF you need.

P is for Professional pictures. j/k but it works.

;)


The flash will give me the DOF I need?
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12 years 10 months ago #96365 by Rob pix4u2
No the flash will freeze any motion but I would use the old photojournalist axiom " F 8 and Be There " to guarantee the proper DOF rather than F 1.8 and only a part of your scene in focus
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12 years 10 months ago #96429 by Baydream
Play around with the A-DEP setting. It picks aperture to try to maximize DoF. It would be a fun experiment.
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12 years 10 months ago #97221 by fixedimage
While yes shooting on manuel can be tedious it is the best way to master your camera and exposure. Practice make perfect. The more you work in manual mode the easier it will become. Your cameras meter can only do so much.

After some practice it will come to you naturally like driving a car with a stick shift.
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12 years 10 months ago #97245 by chasrich
Oops! I just blew the clutch in my camera... Man did it lay down some rubber though. :rofl:
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 10 months ago #98309 by MLKstudios

U8Later wrote:

MLKstudios wrote: Use P and an "on-camera" flash if you got one. That'll give you the DOF you need.

P is for Professional pictures. j/k but it works.

;)


The flash will give me the DOF I need?


By adding flash light, you can use a smaller aperture which adds to your DOF.

Matthew :)
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