Why does many shooters use Aperture priority?
Oct 31, 2017 13:05:43 #
TheDman
Loc: USA
stuparr935 wrote:
Not that you are in constant motion, but I choose a fairly wide open f-stop to allow some of the background to be in focus
If you do this, then Av sounds like the perfect mode for you.
Oct 31, 2017 13:46:31 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
You obviously know what you are doing so I'm not g... (show quote)
This is the best explanation I have read about the use of Hi-Tech DSLR's...Thank you!
We buy these because of the features they offer...
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Oct 31, 2017 13:49:03 #
Toby wrote:
I shoot mostly sports and use the Av mode so that the "star" is in focus and slightly separated from the rest of the field and it's distractions. Of course when doing this ISO has to be set high enough to assure the floating shutter speed never drops too low. My other choice is manual.
When I shoot sports I set a shutter speed high enough to stop the action, but I try to get a small enough aperture to show the context - a "star" means nothing if s/he isn't bettering opponents.
Oct 31, 2017 16:35:47 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
When using centre-weighted metering, with the main subject pretty well filling the frame, any mode will work about the same. If the lighting is changing much, I use either aperture or shutter priority mode. I have not tried using auto-ISO.
I prefer manual mode for those scenes where my metering point may not read the critical-exposure areas after composing. I prefer spot metering here.
I shoot film occasionally to keep my two manual-only reflex cameras in working order, so have no problems with shooting anything in manual with a DSLR.
I prefer manual mode for those scenes where my metering point may not read the critical-exposure areas after composing. I prefer spot metering here.
I shoot film occasionally to keep my two manual-only reflex cameras in working order, so have no problems with shooting anything in manual with a DSLR.
Oct 31, 2017 18:20:08 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
vma wrote:
Leitz
So for subject isolation do you use manual or Aperature setting with your f/2 lens?
I'm more interested in indoor sports & portrait shots. I have been trying to stick with manual just so I'm aware of my settings. I'm still learning & thought learning manual would help me learn from my mistakes plus be more actively aware. Lightroom has been helpful too.
So for subject isolation do you use manual or Aperature setting with your f/2 lens?
I'm more interested in indoor sports & portrait shots. I have been trying to stick with manual just so I'm aware of my settings. I'm still learning & thought learning manual would help me learn from my mistakes plus be more actively aware. Lightroom has been helpful too.
I cannot add much to what's been said above. If the lighting is even, the mode doesn't matter too much. I will say that for sports I keep my shutter speeds fairly slow and pan the players to show some motion and avoid having them and the ball looking as if they're frozen in mid-air. I also like the shallow depth of field of a 200 f/2.0, and usually shoot manual for both sports and portraiture (can't afford a 300 f/2.0!).
Oct 31, 2017 21:29:07 #
Stu, for me it is all about what I am shooting. If I am shooting sports of my grandchildren, I shoot in Shutter Priority to stop-action. But I'm mostly a landscape guy and trees don't usually jump around all that much. Then I set the F/stop and let Mr. Nikon choose a stepless SS.
Oct 31, 2017 22:28:05 #
rehess wrote:
These days photographers seem to focus on "subject isolation", so they intentionally spend "extra" for lenses with very wide apertures, and then they get their money's worth by using these lenses at/near their widest aperture.
Subject isolation is what my sports customers want. I spend money on wide aperture lenses to accomplish this not to please my ego. Do a survey of good sports photos and you will see what I mean.
Oct 31, 2017 23:19:39 #
Toby wrote:
I never said anything about ego; if that's what they want, that is fine. I'm an amateur, so I take what I want to take. Subject isolation is what my sports customers want. I spend money on wide aperture lenses to accomplish this not to please my ego.
Toby wrote:
I'm not sure how to define "good sports photos"; I do know that I noticed deep DoF on "Final Four" pictures posted at MSNBC.Do a survey of good sports photos and you will see what I mean.
Nov 1, 2017 05:46:10 #
Toby wrote:
I shoot mostly sports and use the Av mode so that the "star" is in focus and slightly separated from the rest of the field and it's distractions. Of course when doing this ISO has to be set high enough to assure the floating shutter speed never drops too low. My other choice is manual.
Same here. I'll use Av mode with the largest aperture to isolate the subject and will use the EC dial on top of my camera to tweak, if time and circumstances allow.
Nov 1, 2017 05:53:04 #
Nov 1, 2017 05:56:48 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Also using A mode gives you many more shutter speeds
Right! So many more choices than aperture gives you.
Nov 1, 2017 06:07:58 #
duane klipping wrote:
I shoot mostly HDR and use aperture priority to keep my lens at its sweet spot. Also to control DOF. Occasionally I use shutter priority for HDR to get a desired water effect.
Just FYI—it is never advisable to shoot HDR brackets at different apertures, since the varying DOF creates a very strange effect when blended—a kind of ghosting. Better to let the ghosting be in moving water than in static objects.
Nov 1, 2017 06:13:08 #
Aperature control allows you to maximize dof in your photo. Shutter control is used in action shots. Any other time you want control of what is in focus. This is particularly true in group photos.
Nov 1, 2017 06:32:07 #
duane klipping wrote:
I shoot mostly HDR and use aperture priority to keep my lens at its sweet spot. Also to control DOF. Occasionally I use shutter priority for HDR to get a desired water effect.
Nov 1, 2017 06:41:00 #
stuparr935 wrote:
I shoot mostly in manual mode, occasionally in shu... (show quote)
I guess I don't have a set rule of Aperture or Shutter priority. I generally use P for most snapshots. If DOF is critical then Aperture priority. If action is anticipated then I use Shutter priority. I set the camera so that once it uses up the aperture range it automatically slows down the shutter at that point. Works well for the way I shoot.
I would never limit myself to one method. I use manual when called for or one of my 3 preprogrammed C settings. Mindlessly limiting oneself to one option on a camera with so many options to be creative is ... well.... mindless. Same for AF.
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