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Simplifying Manual Mode to Help You Take Control of Your Images

As the owner of a DSLR camera, you may have heard the pros encouraging you to graduate to Manual Mode or M on your camera’s dial. While there are different schools of thought on which mode to use, Manual Mode … Continue reading

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Super Simple Introduction to Manual Mode and How it Will Transform Your Photos

“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” Ernst Haas Do you ever ask yourself why the images you capture are not like the ones … Continue reading

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Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual Mode

Digital photography has given almost anyone with a camera the potential to become a creative photographer. These days even compact cameras offer features that once were only found on ‘serious’ SLR cameras. Photo by Andrés Nieto Porras; ISO 50, f/22.0, … Continue reading

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The Myth and Reality of Shooting in Manual Mode

I’ve heard it. You’ve heard it. And it’s a great big steaming pile of…baloney. Myth – Professionals Only Shoot in Manual Mode I recently read an account of a new photographer who heard that “expert” photographers only shoot in manual … Continue reading

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How to Shoot in Manual Mode Cheat Sheet for Beginners

The “Manual Photography Cheat Sheet-Reloaded” by The London School of Photography is a clean-cut, visual way of showing you how to step-up your photography game from automatic to manual shooting. Not only does shooting in Manual Mode enable you to … Continue reading

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Canon EOS M5 Owner’s Manual Available for Download

The Canon EOS M5 Owner’s Manual is available for download from Canon USA. (thanks Niklas)   B&H has the Canon EOS M5 available for preorder. Canon and Nikon News, Deals and What’s New at The-Digital-Picture.com

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Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual Mode

Digital photography has given almost anyone with a camera the potential to become a creative photographer. These days even compact cameras offer features that once were only found on ‘serious’ SLR cameras. “Autumn on the Virgin River Zion National Park” … Continue reading

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How to Use Manual Mode to Make Artistic Choices for Your Photography

When learning photography, it can be tricky to understand how your DSLR works. Most of us started shooting in automatic because we did not know what we were doing when we switched our camera to manual mode. Basically, your DSLR … Continue reading

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How Playing With Manual Mode Can Help You Learn Exposure Faster

I have a disclaimer before I even begin this article. I shoot much more often in Shutter or Aperture Priority than I do in Manual mode. I save Manual mode specifically for studio shooting, for some tripod work where I have … Continue reading

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How Using a Manual Focus Lens Can Make You a Better Photographer

Back in the days of all manual, focusing your lens was a  skill that every photographer had master. Focusing used to be that thing that made your camera an extension of your hand, therefore a direct extension of your photographer’s eye. That whole … Continue reading

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Bolt VD-410 Manual Flash – $29.95 Shipped (Reg. $49.95)

For today only, B&H has the Bolt VD-410 Manual Flash available for $ 29.95 with free shipping. Regularly $ 49.95. Product Highlights  Guide Number: 124.7′ at ISO 100 Coverage: 35mm (18mm with Panel) Manual Output: 1/1 to 1/128 Tilts Upward 90° … Continue reading

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Owner’s Manual Now Available

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV owner’s manual is now available for download. (thanks David) 676 pages of educational/leisure reading for the weekend! If you have not already done so, preorder the new Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and other new gear … Continue reading

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