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<blockquote data-quote="grandpaw" data-source="post: 640390" data-attributes="member: 8635"><p>I know that I have been asked several times over the years what my settings were. When you first start out and are learning this just gives a beginner some ballpark settings that it took to capture a certain mood or how fast a shutter speed was needed to stop the wings of a bird in flight. I don't thing even a beginner would be inexperienced enough to the point that they would think by using this particular combination of settings that it would work in every situation, but it does give them a ballpark idea for this type of shot in similar lighting what would get them close.</p><p></p><p>When I talk to people new to photography and they ask me about settings I tell them that the settings that will really tell them the most is the settings in the data in their own pictures. I tell them to look through the pictures they have taken in the past and see what pictures gave them the results that were looking for and make a note of those settings and also make a note of what didn't work. You can learn a lot from your own settings that you have access to all the time. You can easily see if the shutter speed that you used for a image stopped the bird in flight or that it didn't and if you need a faster shutter speed. You can also see what F stop gave you the depth of field you wanted and what didn't work so well.</p><p></p><p>I myself looked at hundreds of other peoples pictures to get some idea of what focal length I would need the most for my trip to Disney World before i went and found that probably 95% of all the pictures were taken from 18mm to 40mm so I took my 17mm to 50mm Sigma lens and that covered just about everything I needed. Settings can be very useful when you find out what works for the type and style of photography you shoot but asking what setting others use will only give you guidance for that same type of shot under the same circumstances. Looking at your own settings and determining what worked and what didn't for you in the past is the most helpful information of all in my opinion. Knowing what works or doesn't work with the equipment you own is much more valuable than finding out what work for others and the gear they are using.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grandpaw, post: 640390, member: 8635"] I know that I have been asked several times over the years what my settings were. When you first start out and are learning this just gives a beginner some ballpark settings that it took to capture a certain mood or how fast a shutter speed was needed to stop the wings of a bird in flight. I don't thing even a beginner would be inexperienced enough to the point that they would think by using this particular combination of settings that it would work in every situation, but it does give them a ballpark idea for this type of shot in similar lighting what would get them close. When I talk to people new to photography and they ask me about settings I tell them that the settings that will really tell them the most is the settings in the data in their own pictures. I tell them to look through the pictures they have taken in the past and see what pictures gave them the results that were looking for and make a note of those settings and also make a note of what didn't work. You can learn a lot from your own settings that you have access to all the time. You can easily see if the shutter speed that you used for a image stopped the bird in flight or that it didn't and if you need a faster shutter speed. You can also see what F stop gave you the depth of field you wanted and what didn't work so well. I myself looked at hundreds of other peoples pictures to get some idea of what focal length I would need the most for my trip to Disney World before i went and found that probably 95% of all the pictures were taken from 18mm to 40mm so I took my 17mm to 50mm Sigma lens and that covered just about everything I needed. Settings can be very useful when you find out what works for the type and style of photography you shoot but asking what setting others use will only give you guidance for that same type of shot under the same circumstances. Looking at your own settings and determining what worked and what didn't for you in the past is the most helpful information of all in my opinion. Knowing what works or doesn't work with the equipment you own is much more valuable than finding out what work for others and the gear they are using. [/QUOTE]
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