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The debate between using Aperture Priority (AP) and Manual mode among photographers, including professionals, often comes down to context and personal preference. Here are some key points to consider:
Why Some Pro Photographers Use Aperture Priority:
Efficiency in Changing Lighting Conditions: AP allows photographers to quickly adapt to changing lighting without having to manually adjust settings for each shot. This can be especially useful in dynamic environments like weddings or events.
Focus on Composition: By using AP, photographers can focus more on framing and capturing the moment, leaving the camera to handle exposure adjustments.
Consistency: For situations where depth of field control is crucial (e.g., portraits or macro photography), AP ensures consistent aperture settings while the camera adjusts shutter speed.
Why Many Pro Photographers Prefer Manual Mode:
Full Control: Manual mode provides complete control over all settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO), allowing for precise adjustments and creative effects.
Consistency in Static Lighting:
In controlled environments like studio photography, where lighting is consistent, manual mode ensures uniform exposure across all shots.
Learning and Understanding:
Shooting in manual mode helps photographers better understand the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, leading to more deliberate and informed shooting decisions.
Advice for Beginners:
Start with Aperture Priority: It can be a good starting point for beginners to understand how aperture affects depth of field and to get used to adjusting exposure compensation.
Gradually Transition to Manual:
As beginners become more comfortable with their camera and understanding exposure, transitioning to manual mode can help them gain more creative control and technical proficiency.
Why Some TH-camrs Recommend Aperture Priority:
Ease of Use: AP is generally easier for beginners to grasp, allowing them to focus on composition and subject matter without being overwhelmed by technical details.
Immediate Results: Beginners can achieve good exposure more quickly, which can be encouraging and help maintain their interest in photography.
Balanced Learning Curve: AP provides a middle ground, offering control over depth of field while letting the camera handle other aspects of exposure.
In summary, the choice between Aperture Priority and Manual mode depends on the shooting context and the photographer's skill level. While AP can be advantageous in certain scenarios and for beginners, mastering Manual mode ultimately provides the most control and understanding of photography principles.
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Hey Everyone :) This video piggybacks of a video I made yesterday! - Anyway, I'll state it again very clearly - NOTHING wrong with shooting in ANY of the Semi-Automatic Modes... You use the mode that works for you!!! However it's when new photographers lean into those modes without fully understanding the theory of photography and how the triangle works, that's when we get problems. Maybe I'm overthinking it - but these "Pro's Shoot Like This" videos can potentially send the wrong message to new photographers. I'll await Judgement in the comments!!!
Another thought Grant:
Back before most people who are watching this were born, before there were, P,A,S,M,TV, iA. modes (not that long ago it seems), everybody shot manual, and I was fortunate as a teen to apprentice program with two internationally recognized photographers / photojournalists, one who graduated from one of the top photographic universities in Germany. They shot manual because all professional cameras at the time were manual. The learned and taught that setting exposure was secondary to composure capturing a story or making an impression. The art of the image first and foremost, basically using "Exposure Triangle".
Today I occasionally use the very same film camera I started out with almost 50 years go when learning from those photographers who started out nearly 100 years ago, that modern marvel 50 years ago, was a Canon 'EF' perhaps my most cherished possession. It has a lower, center-weighted metering system that sets only the aperture depending on shutter and film speed, in the auto mode, or the way I always use it, in stop-down mode where you engage a depth of field preview lever and adjust the F-stop for the desired depth of field and then set the shutter speed, or vice versa.
I LOVE using the Panasonic LX100 is because it has NO MODE DIAL, but an Aperture and shutter speed ring that feature either manual or Auto mode on each dial along with ISO that has 'Manual', 'Auto' and Intelligent Auto'. You just set what you want SIMPLE like the Canon 'EF' film camera or a Leica but better.
Today on cameras with MODE Dials, I often shoot manual but prefer using manual lenses to set depth of field that's best for the scene, choose a set shutter speed or range, and then let ISO float with an upper limit, that way I can focus on seeing and composing the shot.
Great comment! I also love the LX100, and just bought the M2…again. I had gotten caught up in all the “Pen F hype”, bought one, and sold my LX100M2. The Pen F has some wonderful features, but the results were no better than my old LX, so my Pen F will soon be for sale. I’m “older folks” as well. 😊
@@bobbyhicks1078 Thanks for sharing. The LX100 is a hard package to beat. I bought the LX100-M2 when it was on sale, but I sold it a few weeks later when prices went back up and stuck with my LX100-M1 as it just seemed to have more of the Leica pop and colors than the M2 that uses the same 22mp sensor as my GX8, and looked just like the Gx8. In low light I preferred the video from the LX100M1 over the GX8 and LX100M2 as it was less mushy.
Also, the M2 had a 20% crop factor in 4k Video, where the M1 had 8%.
Ideally, an LX200 with the G9M2 sensor and engine, and Leica equivalent 20mm to 80mm T1.5 lens with full Sensor coverage and audio input jack would be PERFECT!
Thanks for this video. I’m a beginner and I’ve only recently figured out the exposure triangle. It’s like a big bang moment when it finally clicked in my head. I’m so grateful I took the time and patience to understand it. It made a whole world of difference in how I use my camera. It’s like suddenly being able to speak a foreign language. Lol!
Congratulations! I just mentioned an outstanding instructional video by Jamie Windsor from Fstoppers titled 'The SHALLOW Depth of Field Myth' that deals with exposure triangle, depth of field, and compensation perspective. I'd say is a must watch for pretty much anyone.
@@jackoneil3933 Thanks! I’ll go watch it.
Can you please post a link to it ? Thanks. @@jackoneil3933
I think plenty of older folks (like me) don't even appreciate there's a knowledge gap issue for newer photographers! If you started photography when all cameras were fully manual, you just learnt the basics to get along and probably didn't realise you were establishing the fundamental building blocks you'd rely on later.....
I'd say you're spot on there. Today cameras are marketed on technical than anything 'old folks' might have imagined so for most people it's starts out as a technical pursuit and exercise rather than an 'Base' and then intuitive one, as with many things now it seems.
As with photography, music, creative art and most of all flying, it's a push-button automated procedure that most become dependent on rather than use to enhance and understand, and better the process. Many pilots, photographers and musicians today fly in a box bound by the buttons, deprived of having to become as or more capable of their machines.
Grant's rant reminded me of a line from an old Start Trek Episode, 'Dagger of the Mind' that touched on something similar, where a based, old-school psychiatrist chastises Kirk and 'Bones' with: " You smug, button-pushing brass hat! Is that your system? You're both quite sure of yourselves, aren't you? Quite expert ..." Suggesting that one must be humble and aware rather than smug and dull when technology becomes your master rather than you mastering it.
As a wedding photographer I shoot aperture priority in good light unless I want a shutter speed effect.
When the light goes dim I go to manual but I pretty much set to 1/200 and have auto iso enabled with TTL or I switch to full manual with manual flash depends on what I’m vibing at the moment.
Greek parliament. Ask any six pro photographers and get at least seven, at least seven different answers. Somebody asked David Bailey what his most important piece of photography kit was, "comfy shoes".
Perfect! Test Pilot Chuck Yeager: "Don't believe everything any one person tells ya bou't how to fly a airplane, learn and understand for yer self. An open cockpit is an invitation to learn, "
They drive me crazy too because settings on cameras may vary by genre. I shoot sports and I'm almost always on manual shutter, manual aperture, and auto ISO.
yes can’t stand them!!! yeah my friends shoots sports too, he’s on Auto ISO all the time :)
As an older photographer I like to use IA+ and the presets. I use the exposure adjust as well. Am I able to take beautiful photos by only doing this. Other people seem to think so. As a TH-camr facetiously said ‘ unfortunately the IA nearly always gets it right. I love intelligent auto.😊
Shooting on film it makes sense to me to use aperture or shutter priority. On digital less so. I now have control of 3 parameters instead of two: aperture, shutter and ISO. So I go full auto or manual when I need control of any of them. But I may be lazy and definitely not a pro. :)
Yes on Film :) 100%
very true!
Indeed. More options can be your friend or foul-up. Sometimes 'M' is my best friend and sometimes iA or (intelligent auto) knows and does better than I do, and as the camera gets more 'Intelligent' how many will continue understand exposure , or need to?
I agree about the “pros shoot like this” message. However, I think that the semi-automatic modes can be used as educational steps for new photographers, to understand depth of field first and stopping action second, before trying to balance these two variables in manual mode.
Anyone wanting to learn photography, cameras, and lenses should learn how to manually everything (i.e. exposure and focus.) But I understand that not all people want to do that. And that is okay by me. For my photography, it shoot mostly aperture priority. But that is often just me being out and about with one of my cameras. Depending on the conditions, I just set the camera to f4 or 5.6 and forget it. If I want/need to do something specific I will shoot manual. I very rarely shoot sports, but there one might shoot shutter priority. When I learned photography there was auto nothing (well, you had through the viewfinder light meter.) But that was over 50 years ago on an Olympus OM-1 with a 50mm f1.7 lens as my total kit. Now I have too many cameras and lenses. So, whateverfloatsyourboat. Peace.
Spot on.
I basically started with an Olympus OM1, 50 1.8 purchased for AU$50 from a pawn shop. Didn't really no anything about photography, the excellent camera only had a light meter and everything else was fully manual. Had never heard of that cursed "exposure triangle", however using mega fast iso 64 slide film, soon got some of the best photos ever taken-by me.
Get quite annoyed when I read photo snob posts to the effect that you really aren't a "true photographer " unless you shoot fully manual and Raw !
Let people do what they are comfortable doing, remembering that phone cameras have effectively destroyed the "true camera" market. None of my family, brothers, nephews and nieces use anything but their phone cameras.
Fully agree that sticking with a particular mode through lack of knowledge or anxiety over manual will hold photographers back.
Pros might have their go to, but really pros shoot in all kinds of ways depending on the circumstances.. If you have to shoot quickly run and gun in variable conditions, you probably don't want full manual. (eg manual with auto iso, keeping an eye on ISO and be ready with exposure comp some of the time etc). If you're doing fast paced event with flash, you really don't want manual flash metering. TTL is your friend.
Yes :) I agree :)
Fully agree.
The experience of shooting Manual is part of why I don't usually shoot it for photos.
Sony's menu system makes it a giant pain in the butt, and Lumix can be fiddly when looking to get the right shot, but I actually love the experience on a Fuji with the top dials.
It's also a hobby though so it's not necessarily about getting it perfect every time. I just enjoy it. I do more video for professional stuff, and that is always in manual.
First, let me say that I’m not a pro. I would like to think I’m an intermediate to advanced amateur photographer, but I have done a few paid gigs. You’re right….manual controls can scare the newbies. When I got serious about this “hobby”, I took an online course in photography from a local university. I learned not only the triangle, but the art of composing and framing. I shoot manual about 10% of the time. I sometimes shoot shutter priority, but mostly aperture priority, paying attention to ISO, depending on the light.
I'm also not a pro and shoot on manual all the time. With the G9(and also a Canon R6 in the past) I have three control dials and have the 'exposure triangle' available all the time so quick changes are easy.
Not a pro but for the last 15+ years I've only shot manual everything. Started out sitting on my front porch with the camera and manual and practicing on cars and people that were passing by. I can't imagine shooting any other way, especially now that ocf is involved. Good rant.
Thank you, Grant, for this thought-provoking impulse! - I am using different modes. My first camera in 1970, a Minolta SRT-101 had none of these modes. I am not a pro but a hobbyist. That means I am not taking photos every day like a full time photographer. When you want to say us, that you can optimize your photo in manual mode while you shoot, I would like to see any evidence. Show us a picture shot in manual mode and the same picture shot in A, S or P mode and convince us, that the results are much better. A photographers need probaly more training for shooting in manual mode. When you are speaking of JPGs right out of the cam you could be right. But with RAWs you have so many options to optimize your photo! So, please, a short demonstration! I know your video about this subject from 2022. I studied it again and again. It seems to be logic, but what do you mean with "full control"? What is so bad when somebody shoots in bracket mode and select the best exposure or use the exposure compensation dial? Why do you reduce the ISO from 200 (default) to 100? You never showed us the advantage of manual mode in your results.
My fave channel at the moment. My knowledge of video settings on my GH5 is good, but trying to take more stills at the moment.
Thank You :) The GH5 Is very underrated for photography - Awesome camera :)
Excellent! Beginners and pros can learn from other beginners and pros who are open and willing to share.
Great video, I've seen so many videos and read so many articles saying that professionals use Av or Tv which bothers me because you're letting the camera take control over the creative aspects of the exposure triangle. But just out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on manual with auto ISO? Do you think that opinion differs between mirrorless and DSLRs? I almost always shoot manual with auto ISO up until I got my 5D mark II (the auto ISO is locked at 400 because the camera thinks the Speedlite is still attached), I've been experimenting with Av mode for a while and while I like it for general purpose photography I will still often switch to full manual (at least with the 5dm2) to get a specific effect I'm looking for that Av or Tv can't provide.
yes a stack of my sport photographer friends use Auto ISO all the time :) It’s how they get super sharp images :)
In fact, the videos, or articles that really annoy me are those that really try to make the point that the only "proper/photo wise" photographers are those who shoot both-always, yes always, in Manual and Raw !
I try to shoot in Manual most of the time, however sometimes when dof is important, I just selet A, particularly if am shooting people- heads in particular, or street, where I can zone shoot and set the lens to f4/5.6 & not really have to worry about precise focussed.
Raw?- am no fan of Abdobe or any other heavy duty post processing software. What ships with most of my cameras is all I need.
÷ all of my cameras allow me to shoot in Both Raw and jpg. So if I capture a shot that could be magic if massaged in post, the Raw files are saved every time I capture an image.
Hi Grant! Thank you for sharing the links. Glad to know that there's still people who believe that there's life behind the bokeh. Such an annoying and overrated highlight. Look at Daniel Suarez examples and imagine the wedding couples without these amazing backgrounds. Now look at Justin Mott photos and apply the bokeh approach in all his amazing images. Bokeh is not the only purpose of photography. The "like a pro" message is to my understanding a clickbait approach, no more than that. Photography is an art of observation and how to capture the beauty and the humanity of the moment.
Absolutely!
I hear you dude! That kind of title usually leads to the 'do not recommend channel' button. 😊. I think that once you have full knowledge of the exposure triangle and you know your camera inside and out, you can then exploit the cam's features to help you move faster and not miss shots. But then I had my first light meter at 12. Thanks Dad! 😂
Yes 100%
Yup, at some point at the beginning or along the way picking up a hand-held light meter and manual film camera can be a transformative learning experience. Recently I popped some batteries in an old Honeywell Spotmatic exposure meter a cinematographer gave me decades ago and loaned it to a friend who was shooting film for the first time. He said it changed how he saw the world.
Suggest you watch James Popsys video "The Manual Mode Killer" 1 month ago (also Roman Fox content) where he explains why he uses AP in conjunction with auto ISO AND selecting a minimum shutter speed which is exactly what I do. For most of the pics he takes, I take, and I suspect that you take; you dont need to select a specific shutter speed, but merely need to ensure its not slower than a given speed. This then allows you to spend more time observing the scene and less time fiddling with dials. But James can explain better than me. There may be some cameras that don't allow you to select this, but I know my G9, Oly E-M5 III does and so did my old GX9.
I saw that video and watch both James and Roman. Those are definitely good tricks of the trade for certain situations. As a long-time street photographer, I could ride out that tactic with no problem ... until nightfall, that is. Or unless I want to show motion blur...As an event photographer though, I absolutely need manual mode with little exception. Every situation is different.
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Thanks Grant for a much needed rant. Real Pros who understand exposure, depth of field and gain (ISO) and understand composure and the type of subject should understand exposure modes, and how and when to use them for best advantage of each. To say 'PROS USE THIS" suggests something other than professional advice.
I recently watched an outstanding instructional video by Jamie Windsor from Fstoppers titled 'The SHALLOW Depth of Field Myth' that deals with exposure from a depth of field, and compensation perspective. I'd say is a must watch for pretty much anyone. th-cam.com/video/qVKJHPZ6OYY/w-d-xo.html
Pro photog knows exactly how to shoot - he/she can use any mode (PASM) - and get what they want from the shot. This is because they know very well what exact mode gives (even from their experience - not just theory) - so they do not bother to thing about it - its like you driving a car with manual gearbox and how to get around that. The learners - they are very clunky - they need to think on what gear to select. The experienced drivers - don't even think what gear to select - its done automatically without thinking... So pros more concentrating on the scene and how to shoot it - the selection of camera parameters is automatic. So when I personally see any channel with that title that you ranting on - I just click "Do not recommend channel" - vloggers with interesting content never use clickbait like this.
I think it gets on your nerves because it's way too misleading and prescriptive to say, "pros use this..." when we know that photographers who have experience and knowledge don't just do ONE thing. It's giving beginners the idea that you can skip the breadth of knowledge about the art and the tools and how you use them. I can't say "pro artists use this technique with their watercolors." If I don't know squat about painting with watercolors, I'm going to believe it and that bit of misleading advice is what you are reacting to, I think. That said, I do use AP on occasion but it's rare. Learning the camera and learning about light and composition is fundamental. Here's the thing: beginners will learn over time if they are dedicated and eventually, they will figure it out :).
Yes, nicely said :) I think it's about time we see some videos on your TH-cam Channel :)
@@grantrobertdavies ha!! I'm still thinking about it ;)