Starting out in photography can be an overwhelming venture. There is so much to learn when starting out and if you go to the internet people can be very snotty towards you if you aren't shooting manually. Choosing all your exposure modes can not only be confusing but it can take a long time and you will often miss your intended photograph.
I like to look at learning photography along the same progression Cole Trickle takes in the movie Days of Thunder. When he first shows up at the track he didn't know anything about the car but knew how to drive really fast. It was only as he continued to drive did he start to learn more about the car. We can look at learning photography in the same manner. When first starting out only focus on making great looking photographs (colour and composition). Only once you start making great photos should you start to play around with the exposure settings of your camera. I can guarentee that when most people see your great photographs that they won't ask what your settings were ;)
For me I do use some of the manual settings of the camera but only when they have a specific purpose for the photo I want to shoot. For the most part I shoot on the P mode (auto exposure) so I can spend more time taking photos and less changing my camera settings.
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that is the greatest comparison I have ever heard...nice reference
ReplyDeleteLove the comparison!! Great idea. I love this post also. You are such a talented writer - I'm still learning that part of blogging. Thanks for sharing this.
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