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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 154274" data-attributes="member: 13090">For learning to shoot in Manual, I suggest you pick an ISO and work with it, just for starters... You're going to have two additional variables to work with which is, in my opinion, enough for now. So set your ISO to, say 100 or 200 for a typical bright sunny day, 400 if overcast, or what have you. The point here is pick your ISO and lock it down.From here, what I used to do while learning to tame Manual was to cheat a little by framing my shot and then switching from &quot;M&quot; to &quot;Auto&quot; or &quot;A&quot; mode and pressing the shutter button half-way to allow the camera to meter the shot and suggest a shutter speed. I would then dial those in myself in &quot;M&quot; mode and then take the shot. It might seem silly to let the camera do the work and then dial it in myself but it was a process of learning to &quot;see&quot; and think in terms of what I was seeing and subsequent exposure. Once I started to get a feel for exposure by eye, I would try and guess the correct exposure and then either double check my settings against the meter in &quot;A&quot; mode or bracket my shots. Between bracketing, and keeping an eye on the exposure meter, I think you'll be surprised how quickly you'll develop a feel for getting the right exposure. And don't be afraid to bracket. Start adding in the variable of ISO when you feel comfortable with it. It's like adding one more ball to your juggling act but once things start to &quot;click&quot; for you adding ISO to the equation is a snap..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 154274, member: 13090"] For learning to shoot in Manual, I suggest you pick an ISO and work with it, just for starters... You're going to have two additional variables to work with which is, in my opinion, enough for now. So set your ISO to, say 100 or 200 for a typical bright sunny day, 400 if overcast, or what have you. The point here is pick your ISO and lock it down. From here, what I used to do while learning to tame Manual was to cheat a little by framing my shot and then switching from "M" to "Auto" or "A" mode and pressing the shutter button half-way to allow the camera to meter the shot and suggest a shutter speed. I would then dial those in myself in "M" mode and then take the shot. It might seem silly to let the camera do the work and then dial it in myself but it was a process of learning to "see" and think in terms of what I was seeing and subsequent exposure. Once I started to get a feel for exposure by eye, I would try and guess the correct exposure and then either double check my settings against the meter in "A" mode or bracket my shots. Between bracketing, and keeping an eye on the exposure meter, I think you'll be surprised how quickly you'll develop a feel for getting the right exposure. And don't be afraid to bracket. Start adding in the variable of ISO when you feel comfortable with it. It's like adding one more ball to your juggling act but once things start to "click" for you adding ISO to the equation is a snap. [COLOR=#ffffff].[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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