Beginner: semi-automatic vs manual mode
I would like to go beyond the automatic mode. Should I shoot only in manual mode though? When should I use the “Semi-automatic (priority)” modes?
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Composition
abstract arrangement backgrounds break the rules composition Crop detail eye fixed focal length focal length foreground frame Golden mean golden ratio grids height landscape features leading lines leading the eye perspective pictorial depth portrait proportions ratio reflection reflections rule of simplicity rule of symmetry rule of thirds rules of composition selfie sense of space spirit level subject subject isolation telephoto thirds rule view finder visual depth wide angle wide angles wonky horizons zoom
Exposure
auto-bracketting back-lighting back-lit black card technique blue hour bracketting cable release compensation contre-jour dark dynamic range exposure exposure triangle f-stops fast shutter full moon grad filter hdr High iso highlight highlights histogram light light pollution light source. lightening lighting lightness long exposure Low light photography low-light manual mode milky effect Milky water effect multiple exposure multiple exposures new moon over-expose reciprocity failure red filter reduce noise remote shutter shadow shadows Shutter Priority shutter speed silky water Silky water effect slow shutter slow water star trails sun sunlight tv mode TV-shutter priority under-expose white balance
Sharpness
aperture aperture priority Av - Aperture Priority blur bokeh chromatic aberration circle of confusion depth of field DOF f/11 f/14 f/16 f/2.8 f/22 f/8 focus focus stacking focusing hyper-focal hyperfocal distance infinity focus manual focus sharpen sharpness sweet-spot texture
Technical
3d 5d3 advice ansel adams art art shop artefacts automatic mode basic black & white brightness burst mode camera bag Camera gadgets camera gift Canon cleaning color colour coloured dots communication competition creativity critique Crop Factor digital noise digital photography digital technology discipline display display screen DSLR DSLRs electrical noise exhibiting exhibition filter wrench fine art fingerless gloves Frames per second full frame full frame sensor galleries gallery gopro hack ISO iso noise lens lens cap lens cloth lenses Live view macro Megapixels middle ground Nikon nodal point noise non-parallax point Olympus online portfolio Panasonic Pano Panorama parralax perception photo filter prime lens seeing semi-automatic sensor Sensor cleaning sensor noise shutter actuations Sigma signal to noise ratio Sony taking photos Tamron technology third party lens time-lapse timing tripod video visual skills zeiss
Photo subjects
arctic fox aurora aurora brealis Auroras autumn colours basalt beach black sand candid canyon cascade church coastal comet crater eruption face fox geyser glacial lagoon glacial lake glacier glacier ice glacier lagoon green horse ice ice lagoon ice-caves iceberg lagoon lake lava lava field milky way moon moss mother of pearl clouds mountain mountains movement nacreous clouds naked yoga nature northern lights outdooor people Polar stratospheric clouds red river rock scenery seascapes skies snow scene stars summer sunrise textures vista volcano water waterfall waterfalls winter winter landscape
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