ideal settings for camera (Page 3): + 1. Although "Understanding Exposure" has become a very popular book I have never recommend it. I prefer " The Confused Photographer's Guide to...

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

MT Shooter wrote:

Sounds like its time for you to take a photography course. These questions would take weeks to properly explain in a forum like this, and half the answers you would get, are likely to be wrong anyway.
Try a book called "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson, its a great start.

+ 1.

Although "Understanding Exposure" has become a very popular book I have never recommend it. I prefer " The Confused Photographer's Guide to Photographic Exposure and the Simplified Zone System" by Bahman Farzad.
It is a long title for an easy to read and understand book about exposure that explains to the novice how to work with exposure with an without an exposure meter.
I can say that it has been the most useful book I ever read regarding photographic exposure.
The books by John Shaw are based on film photography but they all have an excellent chapter on exposure and they contain many beautiful shots of macro and nature.

MtnMan Loc: ID

MT Shooter wrote:

Sounds like its time for you to take a photography course. These questions would take weeks to properly explain in a forum like this, and half the answers you would get, are likely to be wrong anyway.
Try a book called "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson, its a great start.

No better recommendation.

But Scott Kelby's series of five small books is also helpful, especially for specific kinds of photos.

I recommend you start with your camera on Auto to get some good results. Notice what your camera comes up with for ISO, f stop, and shutter speed.

Then move on to scene modes, again observing what your camera selects. As you read and shoot, try to understand why the Engineers designed your camera to make those choices.

Then you can move on to the other modes and make your own choices. I recommend avoiding Manual exposure and using your camera's sophisticated exposure system. Instead put your focus on composition and getting your shots tack sharp...a key topic in Kelby's volume 1.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

HowardPepper wrote:

I would highly recommend you get Jeff Revell's boo... (show quote)

I have this book for the Canon 60d and 70D. The series is an excellent resource for both novice and experienced. Excellent suggestion. +++1

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

MT Shooter wrote:

Sounds like its time for you to take a photography course. These questions would take weeks to properly explain in a forum like this, and half the answers you would get, are likely to be wrong anyway.
Try a book called "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson, its a great start.

I agree with MT, "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson is one of the best photography books I ever bought and read.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Chefneil wrote:

Sorry dude, but arrogance even when you know when you are correct always turns me off. I bet you can explain, in detail more than I know, but if you cannot get the info out to me in a way that I want to read it...

Don't pay Rongnongno any mind - he has little to offer and is always trolling for a reaction. Just ignore. :)

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

AandAPhotography wrote:

Hi there , i am new to the photography scene and i have a few questions.
What are the best settings for landscape , portrait , close ups for in the light and dark such as aperture , exposure ,shutter speed etc etc..
I have tried messing around abit but in the bright its either dull or to bright and in the dark its either black or to bright.

My camera is an EOS 700D with an 18-55 IS STM lens

As a teacher and mentor, I cannot stress enough how valuable it is to go out and shoot. If your learning style is best served by books, then go right ahead. But when I do a small group, I just ask the participants to shoot pictures and then we go back to the computers and discuss the images. The discovery that goes on when going over the images is priceless - and many have their "ah-HAH!" moments while looking that their images. It costs nothing to shoot images and make mistakes, and the learning opportunities are boundless. It all depends on what works best for you.

wilsondl Loc: Lincoln, NE

Rongnongno wrote:

Put it simply:

The ideal camera settings for you are the settings you have learned and give you the opportunity to learn more.

The rest is 'yadi-yadi-yada', sheer non sense.

To us dummies this makes no sense. Just what is the non sense -"yadi-yadi-yada. - Dave

jimni2001 Loc: Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA

You may want to see if there is a camera club in your area. You can find a lot of hands on help there and maybe make some new friends as well.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

jimni2001 wrote:

You may want to see if there is a camera club in your area. You can find a lot of hands on help there and maybe make some new friends as well.

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MtnMan Loc: ID

Erik_H wrote:

Not necessarily, The Nikon D50 and D3100 and I'm sure several others only have one thumb wheel. You simply press the exposure compensation button while turning the thumb wheel to set the aperture.

Also the D5xxx series.

But even though I, like many other UHHers, learned manual exposure when that is all there was, I think it terrible advice to give a newbie. I liken it to hooking horses up to your new Lexus.

You bought a camera with great sophistication that can remove the necessity of you being in the exposure loop. Learn how to use it's power.

MtnMan Loc: ID

AandAPhotography wrote:

Hi there , i am new to the photography scene and i have a few questions.
What are the best settings for landscape , portrait , close ups for in the light and dark such as aperture , exposure ,shutter speed etc etc..
I have tried messing around abit but in the bright its either dull or to bright and in the dark its either black or to bright.

My camera is an EOS 700D with an 18-55 IS STM lens

Be sure to read your manual on your metering choices and experiment with them. As a beginner you'll likely do better with average metering than with center or spot. Not sure what Canon calls it. You might be set on spot or center.

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

Gene51 wrote:

Don't pay Rongnongno any mind - he has little to offer and is always trolling for a reaction. Just ignore. :)

Rongnongno is a little abrupt some times, but he does have a wealth of knowledge.

amehta Loc: Boston

AandAPhotography wrote:

Hi there , i am new to the photography scene and i have a few questions.
What are the best settings for landscape , portrait , close ups for in the light and dark such as aperture , exposure ,shutter speed etc etc..
I have tried messing around abit but in the bright its either dull or to bright and in the dark its either black or to bright.

My camera is an EOS 700D with an 18-55 IS STM lens

I agree with some of the other advice.

To get you going for now, I would suggest aperture priority (Av) and setting the ISO based on the overall light of the situation and motion of the subject. If there is lots of light, ISO 100, if there is very little light, ISO 1600, and in the middle, ISO 400. Start with the aperture set to f/5.6, see what the shutter speed is, and learn from the camera.

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

MT Shooter wrote:

Sounds like its time for you to take a photography course. These questions would take weeks to properly explain in a forum like this, and half the answers you would get, are likely to be wrong anyway.
Try a book called "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson, its a great start.

What MT said is good advice. BP's book is great.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

stop reading this silly forum, get your camera and go out and take some pictures