Chapter 4
Taking Charge of Exposure
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the three main exposure settings: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
Choosing the right advanced shooting mode: P, Tv, Av, or M
Picking a metering mode
Tweaking autoexposure results
Taking advantage of Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
Understanding exposure is one of the most intimidating challenges for a new photographer. Discussions of the topic are loaded with technical terms — aperture, metering, shutter speed, ISO, and the like. Add the fact that your camera offers many exposure controls, all sporting equally foreign-sounding names, and it’s no wonder that many people decide to stick with A+ mode and let the camera take care of exposure automatically.
We fully relate to the confusion you may be feeling — we’ve been there. But we also promise that when you take things nice and slow, digesting a piece of the exposure pie at a time, the topic is not as complicated as it seems on the surface. The payoff will be worth ...