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    Take Control, Go Manual Part 1
    Take Control, Go Manual Part 1
    Take Control, Go Manual Part 1
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    Take Control, Go Manual Part 1

    By Peter Edwards

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    Don’t know what all the settings on your Digital SLR Camera do? This guide is designed to help you understand these settings, allowing you to take control of your camera. It is a short book by design; who needs to read a 400-page book to learn how to master camera settings? This easy to understand guide uses a mixture of descriptive text, images and diagrams.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter Edwards
    Release dateApr 2, 2013
    ISBN9781301028641
    Take Control, Go Manual Part 1
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    Peter Edwards

    Peter holds a Diploma in Professional Photography from the Photography Institute and has been a photographer for over 50 years. Now retired from a business career, he indulges his passion for photography by travelling to all parts of the world taking photographs to expand his portfolio and provides professional architectural photography services. As well as writing photography books, he writes travel books. He welcomes feedback and questions. He can be contacted at petersedwards@bigpond.com.

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      Take Control, Go Manual Part 1 - Peter Edwards

      Take Control, Go Manual Part 1

      A Guide to Understanding and Using the Manual Settings on your Digital SLR Camera

      Peter S. Edwards

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Peter S. Edwards

      Coming other titles by Peter S. Edwards

      Take Control, Go Manual Part 2

      Composition and Shooting Techniques using your Digital SLR Camera

      at Smashwords.com

      Peter Edwards’s Image Gallery can be found at:

      http://www.imagebrief.com/photographers/petered8

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      MEASURING YOUR PROGRESS

      ASSIGNMENT 1

      TIPS ON HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA

      THE SMALL FORMAT SLR

      SETTING THE DIOPTER

      AUTOMATIC VS PRE_PROGRAMMED MODES VS MANUAL

      PRE_PROGRAMMED MODES

      FULL MANUAL

      ISO

      STOPS

      BULB SETTING

      F/STOPS

      METERING MODES

      AUTO-FOCUS

      MANUAL FOCUS

      WHITE BALANCE

      ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE

      PRESET WHITE BALANCE SETTINGS

      CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS

      ASSIGNMENT 2

      DYNAMIC RANGE

      HUE, SATURATION AND BRIGHTNESS

      APERTURE & SHUTTERSPEED RELATIONSHIP

      DEPTH OF FIELD

      DEPTH OF FIELD PREVIEW BUTTON

      HYPERFOCAL DISTANCE

      ASSIGNMENT 3

      SO WHAT SETTINGS SHOULD I USE?

      THE HISTOGRAM

      BRACKETING

      ASSIGNMENT 4

      SHARPNESS

      RAW VERSUS JPEG

      CARING FOR AND CLEANING YOUR CAMERA

      WHAT IS COMING UP IN PART 2

      FEEDBACK

      QUESTIONS

      INTRODUCTION

      So you have bought your first Digital SLR Camera! Perhaps you have had one for a while but you are stuck using it on Automatic and are not sure what all these other settings are or what they do. Maybe you have lost interest because it is all too hard to understand and you are not getting the results that you expected from your flashy and expensive investment.

      As each model is released we see more and more functionality and greater megapixels. However if you don’t understand the basic settings, no amount of functionality is going to improve your images.

      This guide is designed to help you understand the basic settings and allow you to take control of your camera. It is not a manual for your camera. The manual will explain how to change a setting and possibly give you some rudimentary help in choosing settings but I have yet to see one that explains in simple terms how the settings will help you to improve your skills.

      Photography requires two main skills. Firstly the ability to take technically great pictures but that is not enough. The second skill requires creative ability and Part 2 of this guide is designed for to give you some techniques and tips to help you understand how to use your

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