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Post your comments for Digital Photography Basics: All About Exposure here

[jshaw42]

I love most of the information in your slide shows, except for the generalizations. This particular show did nothing to help with my Canon Powershot SD890 IS, for example.

The literature that came with the camera is confusing enough. But when you present a slide show that contains settings I can't even find on my camera, what use is it? Sorry.

[oshag]

So your theory is that he should describe exactly how to do this for every camera in existence? This is a good, very high level, description of how to use some of the manual controls that MIGHT be on your camera. For someone new to photography this is a useful introduction that will give them a starting point to understand these features. If their camera doesn't have a feature ... move on. In your case you chose to buy a camera with very few manual features, however the SD890IS does have automatic exposure compensation so you can't say NOTHING in this presentation was helpful. Personally I like the links that provided more detailed information for some of the more confusing features like using the histogram (if your camera has one).

[paulsauve46]

I enjoy these slide shows on photography VERY MUCH. It would be great to have an option to preview the entire series of slides on one subject in a preview print mode - I take the text & photo one at a time and place them in a WordPad (rtf) file - but it DOES take some time...

Thanks, PaulS

[Bob918]

Only problem is that most suggestions deal with "still life" type pics - this is okay but in "action" photography most of us will not usually have enough time to change these settings.

[dulcimizer]

Too much clicking, too little substance.

[mcsedave]

You spend so much time and effort producing these really excellent and important slide shows. Sorry, they are totally useless to me in that format. Most valuable to me would be a 'Print' version that I could drop into a 'Word' document / File. If that is too much to ask, maybe a PDF version?

[wildman279]

"but a narrow depth of field generally means that you have to use a slower shutter speed"

Last time I checked a shallow DOF means using a larger aperture which lets more light in so you can use a faster shutter speed.

[peterblaise]

oshag, on 04 October 2010 - 08:49 AM, said:

Earlier, "... So your theory is that he should describe exactly how to do this for every camera in existence? ..."

No, they are a novice wondering why anyone is offering photography advice that does not correspond to the photography device they have in their hand.

It's difficult to both simplify and expand a novice's understanding and mastery of CAMERA gear, especially when the headline tease that brought them here says "PHOTOGRAPHY", not "CAMERA".

There is scant little correspondence between the two, and no one ever identifies this dichotomy for newbies, or even for oldies.

Remember, this is all advertising fodder designed to keep you here and buy something, so the depth of understanding and quality of the presentation is not the goal.

[computer101]

Come on boys, lets not be so hard on the people who make up these pages.
I've been in the film/video business for 40 plus years and taught video production at the college level. Just like television if the content isn't up to your standards turn the dial. I for one think its just fine. After all the title does have the word 'basic' in it.