Introduction
This is a picture of my camera’s mode dial and this dial gives you a lot of different options on how you want you photos to be taken. Some modes will also fully control the Apeture, ISO, and shutter speed, while others give you more control.You will change it a lot depending on what scenario you are in and also depending on the scene. For example if you are taking a picture of a person close up you should use the portrait mode because it will focus fully on your subject, with more detail.
Basic Zones (Scene Modes)
Auto: The camera controls everything.
Portrait: Blurry background (Camera picks a large aperture like f/2.8)
Landscape: Sharp foreground and background. (Camera picks a small aperture like f/16)
Macro: For close-ups, (Emphasizes faster shutter, similar to portrait.)
Sports: Freezes action. (camera picks a fast shutter speed like 1/1000s)
Night/party: For dark scenes. (uses flash, allows slow shutter-warns about camera shake!).
No Flash:Auto mode, but the flash is forbidden. (Good for museums, etc.)
The Creative Zone (The Big Four)
P (Program shift)
TV (Shutter Speed Priority)
AV (Apeture Priority)
M (Manual)
Using Different Modes
In this picture I used auto mode because if I tried useing portrait mode it just want to flash so I changed it. I would try to not get the shadow in the pictureb because it’s a little distracting.
Here I used protrait mode and it blurred the background a little, which is good. Something that I would do different next time is to change the exposure, because it was really bright.
This photo was taking in maual mode and I manually set all the settings. I also used framing by using the tree leaves as a frame. Something that I would do differently would to make the buses, and the school more visible.
I either used portrait mode or auto mode for this picture. This was out front of the school by the buses at school. Something that I would do differently would to try to not get the window in the background because of the reflextion.
In this pictures I was expressing tonal balance because it is a contrast of light and dark colors. Something that I would do differently next time would be to make it a little lighter, but I still think that the dark tone gives it a cooler look.
Closing
Which mode felt most natural to use?
The most natural mode to use is proably auto, because the camera will change all the settings to the recommned settings for you. But I also like to use portrait mode and landscape mode, because they let you get more creative.
When might you choose manual mode over an automatic one?
Using manual mode is good when you want a certain type of picture that you know the camera won’t recommed. You might also use it when the lighting is really difficult to work with and it might just be easier to set it manually yourself.