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Best HOCO pictures

Started Sep 22, 2018 | Questions thread
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Re: Best HOCO pictures - Don't Use Auto Mode

I would suggest taking pictures in Av mode.  Change the aperture to F9.  I assume your lens is the Canon 18-55mm kit lens.  Don't use auto mode.

With relatively shorter focal lengths and F9, most everything should be sharp.  This is advice for a beginner and is not intended to be followed for the advanced user (although the advanced user may do the same).

If you have sunny weather use ISO200.  If the weather is cloudy consider using ISO400.  This will give you a relatively fast shutter speed.  If you want a faster shutter speed, use ISO800.

Here is an example with a Canon T2i (550D) camera and a Canon 18-55mm kit lens.  We had cloudy weather so I used ISO400 to get 1/400th of a shutter speed.  If you want everything sharp far and near, keep the focal length near or at 18mm and get close to your subjects.  That's what I did here too.

There's other ways and approaches to this, but I hope that helps until you learn more about your DSLR camera.

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