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How Do I Learn To Use Manual Mode On My Camera? Time For Some Fun Stuff!  Hi and welcome to Episode 118 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google. No Google required but I did need my camera which was nice.

Before I go on I need your help. I need your questions to answer. More on this at the end.

Here is the answery bit.
To learn how to use manual mode you need to start by putting your camera in manual mode. Take photos with the cameras suggested aperture, shutter and ISO combination. Then experiment with different apertures, shutter speeds and ISOs, and combinations of the three. And check out what has happened when you changed these things.

Take photos that are correctly exposed, under exposed and over exposed. I did this and it helped me to understand what was going on. It helped me to understand aperture, shutter, ISO and how they work together.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 119 - 11 Essential Photography Gear Items Every Beginner Photographer Should Get.

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 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Cheers from me Rick