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<blockquote data-quote="kluisi" data-source="post: 215498" data-attributes="member: 17548">Ok...that makes sense. I understand that the 3 elements all affect each other and I set the ISO to a low value since there was plenty of light. I chose a large aperature to get a small DoF using aperature mode on my camera. I thought the camera would then choose the correct shutter speed for a correct exposure. I paid attention to the shutter speed only to verify that I could hand-hold and stop motion effectively.Even with all of that, the camera overexposed. So how do I look at the scene and know when to use spot metering, or change the white balance from auto, or intentionally over- or under-expose my image. The goal being to get the best image out of the camera directly rather than having to fix the images in post. I don't see myself going full manual on the camera in most cases, but I would like to know how to help the camera in the semi-auto modes.Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kluisi, post: 215498, member: 17548"] Ok...that makes sense. I understand that the 3 elements all affect each other and I set the ISO to a low value since there was plenty of light. I chose a large aperature to get a small DoF using aperature mode on my camera. I thought the camera would then choose the correct shutter speed for a correct exposure. I paid attention to the shutter speed only to verify that I could hand-hold and stop motion effectively. Even with all of that, the camera overexposed. So how do I look at the scene and know when to use spot metering, or change the white balance from auto, or intentionally over- or under-expose my image. The goal being to get the best image out of the camera directly rather than having to fix the images in post. I don't see myself going full manual on the camera in most cases, but I would like to know how to help the camera in the semi-auto modes. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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