I’ve been dabbling a little bit with photography since my parents bought me my first DSLR camera for Christmas. Up to this point, I’d only be shooting in the beginner modes where the camera makes all the choices for you. I really had no clue what all the dials and settings meant. I figured it was time to get my feet wet and dive in and learn how to shoot in Manual.
I signed up for Bella Pop’s Shooting in Manual Photo 101 online course and let me tell you I’m so glad I did! She explains it in a way that makes sense to me and there’s lots of pictures and videos. I’m a visual person so I need to see an example in order to understand what I’m doing.
Today I went out in my yard to practice by photographing some of the plants and flowers. I got a few cute shots of my daughter, Bridget. Shooting in Manual is a little overwhelming right now, but I’m sure I will get used to it with time.
Here’s the photos I took- I shrunk them smaller so they would fit in a post, put rounded corners and added a watermark in Picmonkey but otherwise they are SOCC (straight out of the camera).
If you have a DSLR camera, what mode do you shoot in?
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Stacie..you star! Your pink and yellow flowers look like they came right out of a book! Keep up the great work
Awesome, Stacie!!! i am still learning too, but for now I like using Aperature mode.
Stacie – those are beautiful!!! I love how your flowers turned out, such gorgeous colors. Your daughter is adorable!
Looking good!
Kas
i just took some pictures of flowers from my yard the other day with my Nikon (in auto mode) of course, but they came out beautiful.
I am interested in the online course you mentioned.
i need to take a class. i am still playing it way too safe with my camera! great pics!!
Yes…the only way to learn is to do! Also…shoot EVERYDAY!!!!!
These are great! I wish I could take photos like this.
Beautiful pictures!
The photos are great! I don’t foresee you having a problem at all
Beautiful pictures of the flowers and your daughter. My son does really good with pictures too but me – well no. I just got a digital camera for Christmas and it taken me abit just to figure out how to work the thing . Not so tech savy at my age. I do love taking pictures tho – tons of them of the grand kids. Thanks for the pictures
looking good! it looks like you are really nailing your focus and getting some nice depth of field. I shoot in manual but I do photography as a hobby so I’ve been learning for awhile now. Keep on shooting!
These are gorgeous photo’s. I love photography too!
Some of my favorite flowers to photograph are Impatiens and Lilacs!
Your photos are beautiful.
Fabulous shots lady! those look beautiful!
These are beautiful, you did great!
I’m still in auto mode
I also need to take a class on how to use my dslr nikon. Your pictures turned out beautiful.
Very nice pictures. My son is also a budding photographer. With today’s technology it is great how we can produce photos that look professionally shot.
Love your flower photos. That’s one of my favorite subjects too.
Your pictures of your flowers would look nice in a tri-frame. Of course the child would look sweet in any frame! I love poppies too!
I really need to take a couple of classes!! I’m having a heck of a time photographing my jewelry
Thanks for sharing your pics, they are beautiful and quite professional looking
gorgeous photos!
I’m trying not to fight with the manual mode of my camera, but is difficult. I Hope my shots to become better soon.
I myself decided my New Year’s resolution would be to get out of manual mode, thanks for the tips and examples. Looks like you are starting to get the hang of it.
I feel as I need to take a class to learn instead of just guessing and then figuring it out!
The flower pictures are beautiful and so is your little girl.You could do a collage and hang them on a wall.I think you take pictures like a pro.
I’ve been afraid to try the manual settings myself, so this is inspiration! thanks!
beautiful pictures!
You take really nice pictures. I love taking pictures of flowers. It puts a smile on my face because Spring is my favorite time of year and that’s when they start to bloom. I’m still in the Auto function. I’m going to check out the site where you said you learned a lot. Thanks.
I’m just learning too, looks like you are well on your way Stacie. Thank you for the wonderful site, I’ve spent some time exploring and really like it.