The 3 Step Guide to Choosing Your Settings In Manual Mode

One of the questions I get asked a lot is about how to go about choosing your camera settings when shooting in manual mode, and whether there is a correct order in which to set them.

I know it can feel a little daunting when you move from having the camera make decisions for you, to making ALL of them yourself, so in this week’s episode, I’m going to talk about the best way to approach choosing your own camera settings, and what order to choose them in. 

In today’s episode you’ll learn: 

  • How to approach choosing your own camera settings, so you know where to start

  • The order to choose your camera settings

  • When aperture is the most important setting, and a rough guide to the numbers you might want to choose

  • When shutter speed is the most important settings, and a rough guide to the numbers you might want to choose

  • When ISO is the most important setting, and a rough guide to the numbers you might want to choose 

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How to Shoot in Manual Mode (a Step By Step Guide!)

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