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Photographers, what mode do you shoot out of?

07-11-2005, 12:07 PM

I shoot out of Manual. I was told by this photographer the other day to stick with TV and AV and that using Manual meant you were trying to be smarter than the camera.

I like both Priority settings, but they do seem to limit you.

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07-11-2005, 12:48 PM

I normaly use Av, I like to be able to control the depth of field.

But that doesn't really matter with porn shooting anyway.

I don't see the point in Manual as my eyes don't work quite as well as the light sensors in my camera

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07-11-2005, 12:51 PM

i shoot tv because I am usually hand held and available light - av mode is good too in certain cases but usually not sharp
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07-11-2005, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by Red Ezra

i shoot tv because I am usually hand held and available light - av mode is good too in certain cases but usually not sharp

If I'm working in low light I use Tv, but I normaly don't so.. I don't.

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07-11-2005, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by WEG Cory

I shoot out of Manual. I was told by this photographer the other day to stick with TV and AV and that using Manual meant you were trying to be smarter than the camera.

I like both Priority settings, but they do seem to limit you.

Thoughts?

I shoot everything in manual. I want total control over the aperture and the shutter speed. I don't want my camera telling me what it thinks is the best shutter speed or aperture for me to use. If I'm doing poin-n-shoot type stuff however, I'll use one of the automatic features. But for my bread-n-butter, it's manual all the way

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07-11-2005, 12:59 PM

I dont shoot much for work, so I use the Auto most of the time. But I am happy as hell that I have the other features.

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07-11-2005, 01:05 PM

It depends on what you're shooting and your lighting scheme.

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07-11-2005, 01:08 PM

I usually use Av mode, but I tend to do outdoor landscape shots. I sit at f8 or f11 to fit into the lens sweet spot and minimise diffraction.

For macro shots I also use Av to decide how much depth of field I want to show.

The only time I've found full manual useful is with a diffused flash and a camera that had a fixed flash exposure.
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07-11-2005, 01:22 PM

The great thing about digital is you can see the result right away, so why not experiment with manual settings? It's not like you're booking a model for a shoot, guessing on the exposure & waiting for the images to be developed to discover you were off & they're all underexposed. Have fun!

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07-11-2005, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by KCat

The great thing about digital is you can see the result right away, so why not experiment with manual settings? It's not like you're booking a model for a shoot, guessing on the exposure & waiting for the images to be developed to discover you were off & they're all underexposed. Have fun!

I agree.

Dean, I just didn't like the way the photographer told me that I was trying to outsmart the camera. People say it depends on the light, but I don't see how, Manual offers greater control and you can see your exposure balance all the same. I admit, you are faster in the priority settings but if you want a great series of shots, I would say through it in bracket-exposure and fire away in Manual!

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07-11-2005, 01:46 PM

that guy that gave u that advice meant shooting with existing-light situations.

it's impossible to shoot with studio flash and use anything but manual (and get a correctly exposed picture)....this is because the light source taking the pic (the flash) only exists for a brief moment in time, your camera sets itself only to what it can "see", not what it's going to be seeing

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07-11-2005, 02:20 PM

Manual over here, Unless there is many holes in the lighting at which point I'll use aperture auto .. but usually even when shooting sports I like to go manual .. it's become second nature

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07-11-2005, 02:26 PM

Manual with strobes.

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07-11-2005, 03:19 PM

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I use whatever exposure mode is correct for the shooting environment or situation I'm in. These days I'm using manual mode more often than not. A photographer should be a lot smarter than his camera. Cameras are idiots.

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07-11-2005, 03:26 PM

Bravo Mike great work and I have been full manual for 5 yrs. Its not hard to learn especially in the digital age where you get instant feed back. If you dont want to practice with a model your paying buy a used mannequin .Practice with that, I bought one I named clay and he will sit still for hours while I try different things(setting, light) and it made a great prop for two of my shoots
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07-11-2005, 03:29 PM

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Bravo Mike great work and I have been full manual for 5 yrs. Its not hard to learn especially in the digital age where you get instant feed back. If you dont want to practice with a model your paying buy a used mannequin .Practice with that, I bought one I named clay and he will sit still for hours while I try different things(setting, light) and it made a great prop for two of my shoots

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07-11-2005, 03:33 PM

Manual 90% of the time.
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07-11-2005, 03:33 PM

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07-11-2005, 03:34 PM

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07-11-2005, 03:36 PM

Originally posted by redsky

Model - Anya

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Model - Rhiannon Bray

Model - Vicky Vance
I use whatever exposure mode is correct for the shooting environment or situation I'm in. These days I'm using manual mode more often than not. A photographer should be a lot smarter than his camera. Cameras are idiots.

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07-11-2005, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by WEG Cory

Good idea on the mannequin.

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07-11-2005, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by redsky

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I use whatever exposure mode is correct for the shooting environment or situation I'm in. These days I'm using manual mode more often than not. A photographer should be a lot smarter than his camera. Cameras are idiots.

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Great photos.

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07-11-2005, 03:53 PM

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fuckign gorgeous!! where did u shoot these ?

I shoot in Southern New Mexico at locations close to my home town of Las Cruces.

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07-11-2005, 03:55 PM

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