BACK TO BASICS ALL ABOUT EXPOSURE CONTROL

Every few years we go back to… Back To Basics. Understanding the fundamental principles behind how your camera works is the key to achieving the results that you really want. This series drills down to the all key elements of cameras and lenses, and how you can make them work for you.

No matter how advanced or sophisticated camera automation becomes, if you don’t know what’s going on behind-the-scenes, you’re not in control and that means you aren’t always going to get the results you’re expecting. It’s the reason that even the very latest mirrorless cameras still have manual overrides for just about everything… sometimes you will need to take over. But first you need to know what you’re doing which means, firstly, knowing when to use these controls and, secondly, how to use them to make the camera do exactly what you want. So let’s start with the most basics of basics… exposure control. Controlling exposure is the essential ingredient of making photographs, but if you leave it entirely to the camera, you’ll be missing out on some vital creative possibilities.…

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