speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Easy fix, always glance at (know) your settings, before pushing the shutter!

Abo

I use auto white balance most of the time on my D700. It rarely gets it wrong enough for me to worry
about correcting it in PP.

No doubt the auto white balance of your D5100 is at least as good as my old D700.

Nikon Shooter17 Loc: Glenwood, MN

500 men go down.....250 couples come up....uote=SS319]yes, it is easy to forget... And it is easy to forget to adjust your seat, then the steering wheel, the mirrors, then fasten your seat belt, then start your car and check all the gauges so you know if you have to stop and get gas. And, of course you check to see how long until you need an oil change. And did you walk around your car to check of unknown objects and tire condition.

yes, it is easy to forget. - you don't fly airplanes or operate Nuclear Reactors do you?[/quote]

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

you can set it from the back (lcd screen) of the camera by placing it there; you press the Info button and scroll to setting you want, click it on, and change the setting. You can easily change your image quality (RAW or JPEG), ISO, metering mode, flash and exposure compensation. I just checked my camera and ran through the setting and realized (duh!) that I set the exposure compensation at -0.3! I should have prefaced my remarks by saying that you can do it on the D3000 and D3200. I assume you can do it on the 3400.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I think everyone at one point or another forgets to return or check their settings before they start a new shoot. I've done it. But I try to make it a point to check my basic settings before each shoot. W/B, Mode, ISO, single shot or burst mode, shutter speed, focus points and be sure I have a formatted card in the camera.

SS319

It is easy to forget! It takes work - effort - to do the job right every time. In Photography - what does it matter - you lose a few frames, maybe the shot of a lifetime - so what!

Professionals in their field don't forget; they use a checklist - written or mental - depends on the importance of the subject. For Airplane pilots and Reactor Operators, there are multiple, thick manuals and the operators practice their trade daily/weekly because it is important.

When your photography becomes important to you, you will create routines that you will do every time you touch your camera. Easiest routine is to always put your camera in Program with all the settings at their default setting when you return it to the camera bag. That way, you can pull it from the bag and start shooting; If you default all of your settings and shoot in RAW, then you will not have to worry about the style or the balance or any other setting.

My point was that, until you develop a procedure, you will make misteaks . People that don't develop routines and procedures make mistakes - today it is a blue picture, tomorrow you could run over a child's tricycle - or a child.

I didn't say you were an incompetent fool - it was you that said "it is easy to forget" almost the definition of incompetence.