Tag Archives: How to use your camera

Focus Modes–When to Use Each One

I just had this whole post typed and then while editing it–I LOST IT ALL. Then I retyped it–AND LOST PART OF IT AGAIN! To say I am frustrated is a complete understatement! BUT, I am starting again and hoping that I cover everything that I had included the first time and say it clearly… Continue Reading

Take Better Photos–Other Ways To Get Bokeh

This post has been on my list to write up for over a year. Obviously, it never happened. Why? Because every time I sat down to write it up, I could never explain it clearly enough to share in a post. I always got hung up trying to explain the technical stuff. Today I am… Continue Reading

Take Better Photos–How To Choose Your Manual Settings

I have had a question come up this week in my Mom and Camera Photography Class and in a comment here on my blog that I thought I would address in today’s Take Better Photos post. The question is, “How do I choose my aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings when shooting in manual mode?… Continue Reading

Take Better Photos–Shooting in Manual Cheat Sheet

Happy Friday Everyone! Hope you all have a fun weekend planned. Today’s Take Better Photos post is not so much a tip as a download that you can take with you wherever you go to help you remember all the technical photography stuff you need to know to shoot in manual mode. When I was… Continue Reading