
CHAPTER 1
USING SCENE MODES
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If you like, review your shots and try again. Often, photography is like sculpture.
You can’t see the finished shot right away. Instead, you have to “sculpt” the scene,
trying different vantage points until you find the angle that makes for the most
interesting composition and play of light, shadow, and color.
Remember: When a subject catches your eye, the chances you happen to be
standing in the very best spot in the world and that you happen to be the perfect
height to photograph it are pretty slim. So, go out now and practice shooting
broad coverage of some scenes. Stay moving, play with distance and angle, and
notice the difference in what you see in the viewfinder, what you recognize while
you’re shooting, and what the final results look like on the camera’s screen.
You may be surprised to find that the final images you like best are the ones that
are very different from what you originally envisioned.