Worst Digital Photography Suggestion/Tip?
Feb 13, 2018 06:52:24 #
Peterff wrote:
>>Worst Digital Photography Suggestion/Tip?
Forget it, it'll never catch on!
Forget it, it'll never catch on!
So said the folks that ran Kodak.
Feb 13, 2018 06:56:51 #
blackest wrote:
It's the worst advice for him :) He just wants to take a photograph and leave it at that. Why not, millions of people do exactly that everyday, it's just rare to see them on a photography forum where most other people want to take the best photos they can. Mostly its the social side of photography he enjoys.
Thank you very much.😀😃
Feb 13, 2018 06:57:41 #
dragonfist wrote:
So said the folks that ran Kodak.
Exactly. The same or similar has happened to companies too numerous to count.
Feb 13, 2018 07:00:39 #
Feiertag wrote:
Mine was to shoot in Aperture Priority Mode. When I started taking photos of birds and becoming familiar with my Canon T3i, I was advised by the seasoned photographers, to do so.
As I look at my older shots, many very ruined by blur.
What was the worst suggest that you have been given?
As I look at my older shots, many very ruined by blur.
What was the worst suggest that you have been given?
You can very well be shooting BIF or anything else for that matter in aperture mode, don't blame the mode for using a camera incorrectly!
Feb 13, 2018 07:02:13 #
Shooting in either manual or aperture mode all the time. For birds neither works all the time for most cameras. For Canon 7D and 7D Mark II changing exposure compensation is not quick so for shooting birds in flight against a bright sky you don't have time to overexpose for the bird. For birds in bushes you also want to control exposure compensation depending on if they are in a spot of light or an area of shadow. Aperture priority can work in those situations. I set ISO to a high acceptable number and shoot wide open to get maximum shutter speed. It is easy and quick, on my camera, to change all of those settings (except ISO). I try to shoot some test shots to get an idea of the light range for the particular conditions I am shooting in and then decide between Manual and Aperture Priority.
Feb 13, 2018 07:09:41 #
ToBoldlyGo
Loc: London U.K.
ELNikkor wrote:
Shooting on "A". You get the timing right, and, the camera thinks about it, then decides the flash has to pop up and cue awhile before it is ready, and the flash would have ruined the shot anyhow...
On mine the flash only kicks in in auto mode. Not A mode.
Feb 13, 2018 07:14:44 #
To keep upping the ISO in low light situations.
Sometimes, you just don't have the right lens for the job.
Sometimes, you just don't have the right lens for the job.
Feb 13, 2018 07:16:14 #
ToBoldlyGo
Loc: London U.K.
CO wrote:
The worst advice is when you read that the lens aperture should be stopped down a lot to f/16 or f/22 to obtain deep depth of field when doing landscape photography. It's past the sweet spot range of most lenses. Diffraction can also begin to soften fine detail.
If shooting with full frame, it would be better to switch to a cropped sensor camera. Since you will be using a shorter focal length to obtain the same field of view, the depth of field will be greater.
If shooting with full frame, it would be better to switch to a cropped sensor camera. Since you will be using a shorter focal length to obtain the same field of view, the depth of field will be greater.
DOF will be exactly the same.
Excuse my comment here. I misunderstood your statement. You are correct.
Feb 13, 2018 07:39:25 #
kdogg
Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
For BIF I have been experimenting by shooting in manual making sure to set a high enough shutter speed to stop action. I set my fstop for the sweet spot of the particular lens I am using and set the ISO to auto and use auto focus. My keeper rate is getting better, but am still learning the auto focus modes of my new to me 7D II. A BIG step up from my T5.
Feb 13, 2018 07:48:46 #
Feb 13, 2018 07:51:46 #
kdogg wrote:
Me too! It works better than any other mode. I believe Steve Perry uses the same settings, majority of the time.For BIF I have been experimenting by shooting in manual making sure to set a high enough shutter speed to stop action. I set my fstop for the sweet spot of the particular lens I am using and set the ISO to auto and use auto focus. My keeper rate is getting better, but am still learning the auto focus modes of my new to me 7D II. A BIG step up from my T5.
Feb 13, 2018 08:03:22 #
I use aperture priority for possibly 90% of my shots. Only when shooting moving objects such nas birds in flight do I choose shutter priority. The trick is knowing which to select. Throw manual in there too as I use manual for my macro shooting.
I have never gotten bad information regarding photography. Sometimes a suggestion did not work for me so I did not use it. That did not make it a bad suggestion as it might work well for somebody else.
Dennis
I have never gotten bad information regarding photography. Sometimes a suggestion did not work for me so I did not use it. That did not make it a bad suggestion as it might work well for somebody else.
Dennis
Feb 13, 2018 08:23:03 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
Shoot RAW.😱😫🤐
I’m with you 100%. It’s just not for me. May be fine for those who don’t mind spending their time at their computers “tweaking” an image. Me, I’d much rather be out there working on “getting it right in camera”. You and I seem to be in the minority. JPEG and some cropping wors just fine for me.
Feb 13, 2018 08:24:25 #
Feiertag wrote:
Mine was to shoot in Aperture Priority Mode. When I started taking photos of birds and becoming familiar with my Canon T3i, I was advised by the seasoned photographers, to do so.
As I look at my older shots, many very ruined by blur.
What was the worst suggest that you have been given?
As I look at my older shots, many very ruined by blur.
What was the worst suggest that you have been given?
Did they tell you to ignore the shutter speed that the camera was selecting? I usually shooting in Av but keep an eye on the shutter speed too. And for action, sports, wildlife I'd think most of us would figure on Shutter Priority (Tv) being better. But again don't ignore the stop or DoF. I guess I pay attention automatically because I learned photography back in the all manual film days.
Perhaps mine was getting the idea that I would want an "f-64 club" look by shooting at f/22 or f/32 if I had it on a lens. For general photography, why would I want the background in sharp focus at all times? These days I understand selective focus and more often choose f/5.6 or f/8, or even f/4. Partly depends on the lens I'm using. For macro in the film days I'd go f/22. Now I focus stack at f/4 or f/5.6.
Feb 13, 2018 08:46:54 #
Aperture priority is fine for birding if you set you lens wide open. If you still get blurring you need a higher ISO or a faster lens. I always used aperture priority for fast moving subjects. With fast lenses I would shoot wide open in len than ideal lighting and stop down a bit for great lighting. My motorsport shots were often on magazine covers.
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