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30 Days of Photography Tips… Day 6
DAY #6! TIP #6: Set your focus points on one center focus point. Look through your viewfinder and get ready to snap a picture. When you press the shutter button half way down what do you see? Do you see 9 or 16 or 52 red dots trying to tell the camera where to focus? (The…
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DAY #5! TIP #5: Use auto focus on your lenses. You have the option to choose manual focus (MF) or auto focus (AF) on each of your lenses. I choose to shoot using manual camera settings, but auto focus on my lenses. The lenses do a fantastic job of focusing on their own 99% of…
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DAY #4! TIP #4: Give little kids a chair to sit in. When photographing little wiggly children, give them a chair to sit in. It helps to give them a focused spot and keeps them from running away from you (at least for a few moments). Often little ones are fascinated by a new special chair and it…
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DAY #3! TIP #3: When setting up your manual camera settings, set your shutter speed third. The shutter speed is how fast or slow the shutter on your camera opens. The shutter is in your camera body, not your lens. It opens and closes when you press down the button/shutter and allows light to come…
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