Different Shooting Modes

Basics of Photography (Part - 5)...

"Now you know that while driving, you will have to keep changing gears for different driving conditions like eco-friendly mode, sport mode etc. There are also a variety of shooting modes available in your camera for shooting in photography or capturing images for different situations. So in this article, we will discuss the different types of shooting modes available in your camera."

(NOTE: If you are new to this blog, then before reading this article, do check the previous articles.)

In the previous articles of this blog, we have already discussed the following things, do check them out :

• Types of Photography...
• Composition in Photography...
• Three main Pillars of Photography...
• Basic Camera Settings...

So, let's discuss all the various modes camera in detail, they are as follows :

1) AUTO MODE :

Now, auto mode is the most basic mode. In this mode, the camera sets all three exposure triangle parameters (aperture, shutter speed, ISO).

2) PROGRAM MODE :

Now in program mode, you can only control ISO. Now when you press the shutter button halfway, the camera sets the remaining exposure triangle parameters for a given ISO which are the aperture and shutter speed.

3) APERTURE PRIORITY MODE :

Now, in this mode, you only have control over the hole settings. Now in this mode when you press the shutter button halfway for a given APERTURE the camera determines the remaining exposure triangle parameters which are ISO and shutter speed.

4) SHUTTER PRIORITY MODE :

This mode is similar to Aperture Priority Mode or Program Mode, but now in this mode, you only have control over the camera's shutter speed. In this mode you press the shutter button halfway, then for the given shutter speed, the camera determines the ISO and the remaining exposure triangle parameters with holes.

5) MANUAL MODE :

This is the most complex and advanced mode, giving you the flexibility to control all three exposure triangle parameters - APERTURE, shutter speed and ISO.

There are several modes in which the camera decides which settings to apply to a particular scene, as follows:

• Portrait mode
  

• Landscape mode
  

• Close-up mode
  

• Sports
  

• Night portrait
  

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Basic Camara Settings

Basics of Photography (Part - 4)...

"One good thing about any great warrior is that everyone needs to know that he knows all the capabilities of all his weapons he will use on the battlefield. Similarly, to be a good photographer, you need to know all the capabilities of your weapon (camera, lens, flash, softbox, etc.) that you are going to use. So in this article, we will briefly discuss the basic camera settings of your camera capabilities."

(NOTE: In case you are new to this blog, then before reading this article just do check the previous articles.)

In the previous articles of this series, we have already discussed the following things, please check them out :

• Types of Photography..
• Composition in Photography..
• Three main Pillars of Photography..

So, let's discuss the basic camera settings in detail, they are as follows:

1) IMAGE QUALITY :

The Image quality is one of the most important parameters in photography; this parameter affects the size of the image. This parameter controls the resolution of the images you shoot.

Now, in this parameter you have many options from big to small (large, medium, small). Here you also get two additional options RAW and RAW + large. In Nikon we have the option of NEF instead of RAW.

Now what does this RAW mean?

This is a model that gives you the advantage that even if you make a mistake in any of the other settings, you have many ways to easily clear that mistake. But don't shoot with RAW as a beginner as you may find it difficult to process RAW files. But still, I would suggest you to shoot with RAW + large.

2) WHITE BALANCE :

Now what is white balance?

White balance is also the most important key parameter, which determines what kind of color you want in your image. This is nothing but asking your camera to get white as it is appropriate for the lighting conditions present at the time of shooting.

Now how is this white balance expressed?

It is expressed in Kelvin (K). In this parameter you have several options from AWB (Auto White Balance) to Custom, they are as under:

• AWB.....................................................(Completely Auto)
• Daylight ..................................................(approx. 5200K)
• Shade......................................................(approx. 7000K)
• Cloudy.....................................................(approx. 6000k)
• Tungsten light........................................(approx. 3200K)
• White fluorescent light..........................(approx. 4000K)
• Custom..........................................(Completely manual)

From my experience in photography, I would say that these white balance options are building filters that make your images more creative. If you increase your white balance to more than 6000K, you will get yellow shades in your images. And if you lower your white balance below 6000K, you will get bluish shades in your images.

3) EXPOSURE TRIANGLE :

Now comes the most important part which is the exposure triangle parameters, which include aperture, shutter speed and ISO. These three parameters are also called the three main pillars of photography.

(NOTE: In the previous article we have already discussed these three parameters in detail, please check it out.)

Three main Pillars of Photography...

4) FOCUSING MODES & FOCUSING POINTS :

Now, there are two modes of focusing.

• Autofocusing mode (AF)
• Manual focusing mode (MF)

Now, in autofocusing mode; we have the three following options :

• ONE SHOT, This option is used to shoot completely static subjects. This is a form of modeling. So what happens in this mode? So, in this mode, when you press the shutter button of your camera halfway, your camera locks focus on the subject. And the main thing in this mode is that when you press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus and move your camera holding the shutter button, you will see that your subject is still in focus. In some cameras it is known as AFS.
• AI SERVO is also a variant of autofocusing mode. Topically in this mode, your camera is constantly tracking and focusing on your subject. This mode is used to capture a moving subject. In some cameras it is known as AFC.
• AI FOCUS is one of them. In this model, if the subject is stationary, the focusing mode will automatically switch to one shot. And if the subject is not stationary or the focusing mode is not moving, the AI ​​will automatically switch to SERVO. Now, this mode depends on the situation. In some cameras it is known as AFA.

Let us now discuss the selection of autofocusing points:

Now the number of autofocusing points varies according to the camera models, which are responsible for focusing on your subject.

Now, my recommendation about focusing modes and focusing points is, don't use AI Focus as a beginner, but master the other two modes. Now about the points, do not enable all focusing points at once, as this will confuse the camera to focus directly on the subject.

5) METERING :

Metering is the most complex part of basic camera settings, and it's very interesting to learn. Now, what exactly is this metering? It is nothing but the amount of light reflected from the subject. So the camera calculates how much light is reflected from the subject and enters the camera sensor to give you basic exposure.

Now, in metering, you have several options that allow you to ask your camera to measure the amount of light from a specific point in the frame (from the center, evaluating the center, from the whole frame).

Now the different types of meterings are mentioned below :

• Evaluative metering or Matrix metering
• Spot metering
• Partial metering
• Center-weighted metering

6) EXPOSURE COMPENSATION :

What is exposure compensation?

Exposure Compensation is nothing more than asking your camera to increase or decrease the exposure of your image by adding or subtracting light.

Now when you reduce your exposure compensation you are telling your camera to reduce the light and darken your images and when you increase your exposure compensation you are telling your camera to add light and brighten your images.

Now, my recommendation about exposure compensation is to reduce the exposure when you are shooting in low light and increase the exposure depending on the situation when you are shooting in daylight.

7) PICTURE STYLE :

Now what is this style of painting?

Picture style is nothing more than controlling the color saturation in your images.

Now there are a lot of options in picture style, but don't worry about it just keep your picture style on standard option, which will also give more vibrant colors. You can also easily reset your images in post-processing.

 

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Pillars of Photography

Basics of photography (Part -3)...

"As most of us live in a world of democracy, this means that almost every country has its own democracy. Democracy now operates on its four pillars (legislature, executive, judiciary, media), just as photography operates on three pillars (hole, hole, shutter-speed, ISO). Now, as a photographer, it's your job to master these three basics, because photography works on these three basics."

(NOTE: If you are new to this blog, then before reading this article, do check the previous articles.)

In the previous articles of this series, we have discussed the following things, do check them out :

• Types of Photography...
• Composition in Photography...

So, let's discuss the three main pillars of photography in detail, they are as follows: 

1) APERTURE :

The hole is the most important column than the other two because it adds different dimensions to your images by focusing on the subject and obscuring the background or foreground, the first thing being. Another thing is that it can bring the whole image into focus. So basically it controls the depth of field.

Now, depth of field is nothing but how much image is in focus is the depth of field of that image. Now consider that a hole is a hole made in a lens that controls the amount of light entering the camera. The bigger the whole, the more light is entering. Small means full, low access.

Now, how is this hole expressed? Hence it is expressed in terms of 'f-stops or f-numbers'. F-stops are numbers that tell you the full diameter. 'Small means hole, big means whole and big means hole, small means whole'. If you increase the F-stops, it means you are reducing the hole (diameter of the hole) and vice versa.

2) SHUTTER SPEED :

Now, what is the first shutter? So imagine that your eyelid is the camera sensor and your eyelid is the shutter of your eye. So when your camera doesn't fly, your camera shutter is closed so that no light can come in and apply to the camera sensor. Exactly what happens when you press the shutter button, your shutter opens so the light comes in and hits the camera sensor and after the sensor enters the light and captures all the details, the shutter closes and the image is captured.

Now, shutter speed is how long the shutter is opened to collect information through the light. So by adjusting the shutter speed, you are basically adjusting how long your shutter will open.

Now how is this shutter speed expressed? So it is expressed in seconds, mostly in seconds. Such as - 10sec, 5sec, 1sec, etc; in seconds and 1 / 2sec, 1 / 100sec, 1 / 1000sec, etc. Now, what is 1/100sec, which means 1/100th of a second. '1/10 seconds <10 seconds'.

3) ISO :

ISO is a very important pillar of photography, as it will control the quality of your image. But now what does this ISO mean? ISO is nothing but the sensitivity of your camera's image sensor.

Now what does this sensitivity mean? Sensitivity basically controls the amount of light required. For example, if the sensitivity of the sensor is low, the amount of light required is high and if the sensitivity of the sensor is high, the amount of light required is low. And this sensitivity is controlled by ISO.

Now how is this ISO expressed / represented? In our cameras, it is basically represented by numbers. Such as - 100, 200, 400, 800, etc. So now ISO is the complete opposite of the hole, here as you increase the number you increase the ISO (sensitivity) and the amount of light required is less. As you reduce the number, you are reducing the ISO (sensitivity) and the amount of light required will be higher.

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