I’ve had a grand weekend! I was reading this post on Friday. That night I sat down with my camera manual to study up on P mode. What a fantastic mode to shoot in! It’s like automatic with the ability to control the things you want to control. While I was studying my manual, I found out how to pick my point of automatic focus (my camera has 7 points to pick from and it’s frustrated me in the past that the one I would pick is not the one it picked) AND I found out how to force the pop-up flash to use it for fill flash in a pinch. Highly productive!
I’ve had a great weekend experimenting with Program mode, selective AF points and fill flash. I believe I’ve taken approximately 550 pictures and I’m delighted with the results.
So, here’s your assignment if you’re following along with me trying to learn photography. Find your manual and study up on Program Mode. Shoot in that mode for at least two days and see what your results are. Let me know if you love it as much as I do!
Because I can’t close a post without a picture … here is one I took of my daughter at a birthday party. This picture is ROOC. Love those eyes! {sigh}
Embrace manual mode:) Learn to love it, make it your friend.
Seriously though, don’t be afraid of manual mode. I was for so long, and my photography didn’t really begin to improve until I switched full time to manual (except when I’m just taking family snapshots of course). I’ve not read your blog before, so maybe you do usually shoot in M and I”m being totally patronizing (gosh, I hope not) but just wanted to encourage you!
Jeanette
Comment by Jeanettte — June 21, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
The eyes are wonderful, but the mustache is priceless!
Comment by This Eclectic Life — June 22, 2007 @ 2:04 pm