Comments on: 6 Unpopular Opinions About Photography

By: Carla Sanchez

Carla Sanchez — Wed, 05 May 2021 08:54:41 +0000

For me, you don’t need to visit somewhere amazing to take great photos is true. Why? Simply because photography is an art. Let the photo connects you in the world. Being in this industry, I learn that it’s not just a flat photo but it’s all about how can I connect myself to the photo and what can I learn from it.

By: Mark Hoffman

Mark Hoffman — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 02:43:21 +0000

One of greatest advantages of mirrorless, Olympus in particular, is that you can set the exposure by what you seen in the viewfinder/LCD because it is the product of the speed, f-stop and override set. And with the on-screen histogram as well then you can’t go wrong.

By: Lisa Michele Burns

Lisa Michele Burns — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 01:40:19 +0000

In reply to Ross Alexander. Thanks for sharing Ross, a great approach to getting comfortable with manual mode! I'm in the same boat and love being able to see the result before clicking the shutter with mirrorless, having that extra headspace for composition is so valuable!

By: Ross Alexander

Ross Alexander — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:29:48 +0000

For ages I always used aperture priority. I was always scared of manual. In my mind I thought you had to somehow instinctively know what the manual settings should be and if you didn’t you weren’t a true pro!

Through frustration though I virtually stopped using aperture priority altogether. The camera would see a black suit and massively overexpose the image, or someone was backlit and the image would be hugely underexposed. I tried the whole locking the exposure and recomposing malarky, but that just adds complexity and still doesn’t always give completely predictable results.

Now I just tend to take a test shot and adjust, then go to manual. If the light is changing I’ll probably adjust the settings by guess and check now and again.

Well that guessing was until I went mirrorless and now I don’t need to guess anymore as I can see what I will get before I click the shutter! Much of the headache has been removed from photography now. This does mean a lower barrier for entry for new people getting into a photography business (so more competition), but it also means we can concentrate more on composition rather than faffing with settings and missing shots!