Photo Plus - UK (2020-09)

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The semi-auto modes

M a ny a m a te u r s re l y o n t h e

semi-auto modes, Aperture Priority

(Av) and Shutter Priority (Tv). With

Av, you select the aperture and the

camera sets an appropriate shutter

speed for a correct exposure. In Tv,

you set the shutter speed, while the

camera chooses an aperture. These

modes give you limited control, but if

yo u w a n t to t a ke f u l l c o n t ro l of yo u r

results then step up to Manual.

Balanced exposures

Whenever you shoot towards

the sun you’re going to have a

problem balancing the very bright

sky with a dark foreground. Shoot

Raw files to record more exposure

data, then you could also shoot a

bracket of exposures on a tripod to

merge into an HDR image to darken

the sky and brighten the land for a

more balanced exposure (more on

t h i s o n p a ge 4 0). I t ’s a g re a t i d e a to

use Manual mode to take full control

of yo u r c a m e r a s et ti n g s a n d to get

consistent results. In Manual you

control aperture, shutter speed

a n d IS O. T h ey a l l n e e d to b e

adjusted to achieve your

exposure. If you open up

the aperture a stop to let

more light in, you’ll need a

shutter speed that’s a stop

faster, or an ISO setting

t h a t ’s l e s s s e n si ti ve to ke e p

the exposure even.

MAKE THE MOVE TO MANUAL

Tackle challenging lighting conditions with your camera

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