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CAMERA SETUP |
EXPOSURE SETTINGS: SET IT AND FORGET IT!
Whatever camera you’re using, you need to be able to operate it quickly and without thinking. All your attention should be focused on what’s happening around you—not on camera dials, buttons, and menus.
It’s good practice to have your camera set up in such a way that you’ll get the shot 98% of the time; the shot may not always be perfect but in street photography that’s fine—we’re much more concerned about getting the shot than we are about perfection.
So your “standard” street settings should go something like this:
Exposure mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/8
ISO: Auto (set the range to 200–6400 with a minimum shutter speed of 1/200 sec.)
With these settings you’ll be equipped ...
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