Ok so I confused my self when double checking what I knew today and had to look for something that would help me de confuse myself. I went on the hunt for a simple explanation and it turns out I wasn't confused all along!
Anyway I think this is a great little tool for any of you who are trying to understand manual exposure.
Its weird because I did understand it. Having a digital meter in my view finder, I adjust which ever setting needed to get an exposure without really thinking about it and have become lazy. As it stands I am now meter-less and have to understand it.
do i have to know this? i've managed to figure out that the wider the aperture, the more light is let in, the faster the shutter speed and the lower i can go with iso...
i couldn't do the math to save my life, but i'm pretty sure i'm at the point where i can more or less figure out what settings i need to use to get the basic effect i want... ok - anyone who's seen my photos is free to disagree with this statement - but pls be gentle 'k? 'cos if i'm wrong, i've been deluding myself for some weeks now and my fragile self-esteem might go into a flat spin ;p
You don't have to learn this. As I say above I knew I knew! Just didn't think about it when changing settings on digital.
I personally need to use it as I am working with film and doing double exposures so I have to take a set amount of stops off each exposure or else the whole frame will over expose.
But no, you don't have to learn it, I guess it depends on how serious you are about becoming a better photographer. After all, exposing your picture right is a basic principle of photography.
@northy Another thing to consider is how accurate is your meter and do you trust your camera to make the right decisions for you. Cameras are very sophisticated bits of technology but they are programmed to think and can not think outside of that programme.
@justeddie yes - good points - and another reason why I stand little chance w film... My white balance settings in digital generally work outside in daylight, but it's true that inside, or at night, it can be a bit of a crap shoot... I generally manage to fix in pse - or use auto white in those cases, which generally seems ok, but not spectacular... Tx!
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i couldn't do the math to save my life, but i'm pretty sure i'm at the point where i can more or less figure out what settings i need to use to get the basic effect i want... ok - anyone who's seen my photos is free to disagree with this statement - but pls be gentle 'k? 'cos if i'm wrong, i've been deluding myself for some weeks now and my fragile self-esteem might go into a flat spin ;p
I personally need to use it as I am working with film and doing double exposures so I have to take a set amount of stops off each exposure or else the whole frame will over expose.
But no, you don't have to learn it, I guess it depends on how serious you are about becoming a better photographer. After all, exposing your picture right is a basic principle of photography.