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Adorama Photography TV presents: One thing that can make a huge difference in your shooting is learning to shoot in the manual mode on your camera and in this episode Mark will show us just how easy it is to do. Watch related videos, read relevant articles, and learn more about products used in this video: www.adorama.com Find the following cameras at Adorama.com: Nikon D3S Digital SLR www.adorama.com Canon EOS-7D Digital SLR www.adorama.com Visit www.adorama.com for more photography videos! Send your questions to: AskMark@Adorama.com
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Great videos, getting the eos tokina 11-16 looks great
Would you use a Nikon d90 at a wedding?!
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So, for my wedding photography, I’m thinking a 70-200 f/2.8 on a full frame camera, and a decent wide angle to normal zoom, such as a 24-70 or and 14-24 or 17-40, also on a full frame camera, perhaps a 5D mk. II or D700? And drop a 100mm or 105mm macro in the pocket and a little normal lens such as a 50mm f/1.4 or 1.8? What do you think?
I’m a beginner, which slr should I buy?
thanks for the tips!!! I actually have a wedding to do tomorrow so this was quite helpful.
very informative – good vid!
5:54 lol
Nice video, very good
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Hey Dom!
Big fan of all your work, just wanted a bit of advice as ive been asked to shoot my first solo wedding on saturday (its only 30 people attending), ive assised 2 before, but would like some advice from someone that has experience in that area. Im an 18 year old photography student, and would be using a nikon d300s & d90 with a 24-120, sigma 10-20, nikon 35mm f1.8 for the day, with an sb-900. do you have any tips you could give me? ie lighting positions, flash etc?
Thanks
Gareth
hi dom your sigma 105mm macro is also nice for portrait like nikon 105 mm micro? pls. reply coz i’ll be getting sigma 50mm 1.4 + the 105mm sigma if it’s good this weekend
nikon d700 if you are doing weddings
Dom, I have a D90 along with the 50 1.4g, 80-200 2.8d, and a Tokina 11-16 2.8
Weddings and portraits are mostly what I do.
I want to upgrade or buy a more professional camera. What would you recommend ?
not if you are outside and you have the flash off camera behind you unless you have a sb700 or 900 pointing behind you
When you used the flash Off camera, could that still be done with just nikons creative lighting system?
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Great video! Once I take my photo with a camera, will I know right away if the flash or the lens took the shot correctly meaning is there a screen on the cameras that will show me the shot or should I not worry about that and just keep shooting?
Also, do you use Photo Shop to add extra effects to your wedding photos or is it best to leave the photos more natural and straight from the camera? Thanks for your help. I am new to photography.
why is that? I think its a good idea to use auto and watch the aperture and shutter for correct exposure. its like its better learning how to drive a car in a manual car. for someone it might work out, but for most people it just adds frustration.
I’m sorry but…exactly why would I want to shoot in manual fulltime? You said that shifting the indicator and applying EC is the same thing. If control over exposure is the same, then wouldn’t it be better to use the mode most appropriate to your conditions and needs? For example, if I’m outdoors and the sun is ducking in and out of the clouds, I’d be much better off in an auto mode that’s adjusted with EC.
Finallly a good explanation!!! Thanks
I think it is better to shoot in Manual mode rather than shooting in Auto mode for beginners ….
but when shooting some event such as a Wedding/Fashion Show there’s no time to adjust settings in Manual mode…therefor what is the best mode to use for those situations? (Aperture Priority mode?)
I use manual mode in home studio, when I got constant light. With apperature I can control my depth of field and with shutter I can control amount of ambient light vs flash.
It’s actually on the right side of the screen
Goldfilmny, ex comp is disabled when you shoot in manual on most dslr cameras and you have to look at the guide inside the viewfinder and it works the same way.
Again Mark you have explained it in such terms as to make it quite clear that to shoot in manual mode is not rocket science. I always shoot in manual mode and you have complete control over your exposure settings as you have so plainly explained.
your videos are brill mark, does this also mean the same with flash mark ? its finally sunk in my head yessssssssssssssssss..thank you
It’s easier to make informed compromises. On a two-dial camera (entry-level DSLRs usually have only one dial), getting to the metered value is just about as quick as using an automatic mode with a little practice. You usually don’t need an absolute aperture or shutter value — close enough usually is close enough. When you let the camera decide, the non-priority setting can become unacceptable. In manual mode, you can fix the problem quickly by changing any one of the three legs.
On most cameras, exposure compensation does nothing in manual mode — it’s disabled. On a very few, it will change only the TTL flash exposure if you’re using a speedlight, but on others flash exposure compensation is a separate setting.
Thank you so much Mark and Adorama!!!
I’ve always been an Aperture Priority user, but you’ve made me shift over to Manual with ease!!! Thanks again, and keep it up!
What happens if you also play with the exposure compensation button (+/-) in Manual mode? You would be changing stops without altering the other three elements… what’s the effect in the photo? Is there any situation in which this would be necessary?
Like if you’re taking picture from a black bird in daylight, and you use Av and look the picture, and background is exposed nicely, but bird is just a black ball.
If you can shoot with manual, you can decide more what your picture will look like. Camera doesn’t know what are you taking photo from.
depends on the situation, and what effect you want. Cameras like really bright scenes. In low light its metering system often prefers brighter pictures than is actually there. Because sometimes, Aperture and Shutter speed are priorities at the same time. It gives you more control, to be more artistically articulate.
And besides, manual is only a step away from AV or TV, you still have to change the ISO with all of them.
Food for thought
It seem quite easy, when you master the basics. But I cant really see why it is better to shoot in manual mode, rather than Av or Tv mode.
Mark, Great Vid.. you always make it look so easy! Thank You!
@Fendias I believe Mark covers flash photography in earlier episodes, alot better than I could explain it to you =) Like DCuerpoJr explained the one thing that should be noted is the higher the ISO (ex. 1200) the more “grain or noise” you get on your image the lower the ISO (100) the sharper the image. Now don’t get me wrong sometimes you want grain for that special effect like in some fashion magazines or for a different look but, it’s just worth mentioning here. Since we’re on the subject.
@Fendias I believe Mark covers flash photography in earlier episodes, alot better than I could explain it to you =) Like DCuerpoJr explained the one thing that should be noted is the higher the ISO (ex. 1200) the more “grain or noise” you get on your image the lower the ISO (100) the sharper the image. Now don’t get me wrong sometimes you want grain for that special effect like in some fashion magazines or for a different look but, it’s just worth mentioning here. Since we’re on the subject.
Yes, It was a great episode, plz also make a part on flash photography and exposure control.
Nice video. Yep I too would like to know the answer for fendias’ question
Nice video. Yep I too would like to know the answer for fendias’ question
Great video. Now what happens when you add a flash?
look at 8:16
One thing that should have been mentioned is the effect of using higher ISOs. Most current DSLRs can shoot up to ISO 1600 with little noise or artifacts in the image. But the higher the ISO value, the more noise and artifacts will be found in your image.