Aperture priority mode + exposure compensation explained: how to use to your advantage
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Why should you be using Aperture priority mode?
What advantages does it give you over Manual mode?
In this video I go through why I recommend using Aperture priority mode.
I'll explain:
- What is aperture
- What the camera does in Aperture priority mode
- How to fine it with Exposure compensation
- How to set it up for portraits and landscapes
- The no.1. mistake I see people make when setting the aperture
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Thank you for making your videos from an artist’s viewpoint and not a tech boy viewpoint. Also, your videos have really good production values … very well done.
Thank you so much for your feedback!
ENJOYED THIS VIDEO! Although I'm primarily a Manual Mode guy doing urban photograph in Chicago, I certainly see the benefits of Aperture priority at times! Thanks again,
Thank you!
Greetings, Miklos. As usual, it's always nice to see your videos from Budapest. We still talk about our trip to Budapest and hooking up with you for a wonderful night of photography and a great following day hopping around sampling foods from your favorite cafes. I too use AV mode on my Canon 7DMII quite often. If I have the time and my outcome is not all that important, then I'll switch to Manual mode just to have fun. But in general, I keep it on AV. Cheers from Minnesota, my friend!
Thank you Dale, always good to hear from you! FB often puts Stillwaterpixels images onto my feed - I almost know more about the life there than places in Hungary :)
About using the modes: I'm the same way!
Love your work Miklos. I use aperture priority most times.
Thank you so much!
Hello. Thanks for letting me know those mistakes, Nice model.
Great video - explains things so well. I'll be looking at your other videos too - thanks!!
Thank you, happy to hear that! :)
I remember your advice on using Av with Manual ISO when I toured Budapest with you in 2015. I’ve been doing it since and it has worked really well for me on my daytime Travel Photography.
Best regards my friend! Hope to see you again in the beautiful city of Budapest.
Hi there, great to hear that! Was it on 2015? I think it was later... Anyways, good to know that you're using it 😁
Yes Miklos it was around 2016. A terrific tour. Thank you for your help. Hopefully we'll repeat in the near future. Best regards!@@miklosmayerphoto
I wish that I had realized this when I shot as a 2nd shooter at a wedding last month. I was shooting in manual mode and I worked entirely too hard to get the shots that I needed. It struck me on my way home that I could have shot in aperture priority with limits set on the shutter speed and the ISO and enjoyed the experience much more. Thanks for your thoughts!
It's through our mistakes that we really learn things. You just gave a bit more work to yourself, but that's okay :)
@@miklosmayerphoto Yeah! It turned out pretty well, but I will surely know next time. LOL!!!
Another great video, thanks. I usually shoot in manual and do everything on the fly. I’m going to try your technique and see how my imagery comes out.
Thank you Richard! Many people do that, but when shooting scenes with simple lighting, taking advantage of the camera's metering system can take a lot weight of your shoulders.
Thanks for the video. So much to learn when getting out of the auto mode.0
You're very welcome, great to hear this helped!
Thank you. Very helpful.
Glad to hear it!
Great video, lots of work in the making i'm sure!
Thank you Marc :)
I was a victim of Av mode!.
When to using Av : not moving subject. Not in low light place.
Because Av mode can change shutter speed too low, that can cause blur photos.
You must have a high end camera. Canon 800D for ex, do not have MINIMUM Shutter speed choice in it menu, so this 800d NOT suitable for Av. But Canon R is ok because after go to AV mode , you must go to Menu to change 2 things 1/ ISO to Auto 2/ Set Minimun shutter speed.
If do not setup 2 things , most of photos will be blur , even you have flash .
You're right, some Canon cameras annoyingly doesn't haver the minimum shutter speed option for Auto ISO... Luckily, you can also use Auto ISO in Manual mode.
But with these cameras I just constantly monitored the shutter speed (in Av mode), and changed the ISO if necessary.
Hey Miklos!
I have watched many, many photography instructional videos.
As I prefer Aperture Priority mode I didn't mind seeing an extra video on it.
You are the first person I see show the relationship between the Shutter Speed and ISO!
It makes so much sense but when I saw it it was an aha moment for me.
Decrease the Shutter Speed --> less light and unchanged aperture --> Increase ISO to balance the lost light and maintain exposure!
Easy!
Thank you so much! I'm happy to hear that my video caused an "aha moment" :)
@@miklosmayerphoto I try to make sure that when people's professionalism has affected me positively - to tell them.
I am from Bulgaria which is not that far and if I visit Budapest I know who to look for, for a photo tour :)
@boyantrifonov Well, you definitely made my day better, so thank you for that! Hopefully we'll meet :)
Wow! Great Lesson, I always used Manual Mode and is always a pain to have to check my numbers. Ill try Aperture Priority from now. Looking forward to see my results.
Happy to hear it helped! You'll see, it's so much easier shooting in Aperture priority than in Manual (especially in changing conditions)
@@miklosmayerphoto It helps me a lot!!! Thanks!
I shoot quite a bit of aerial photography from helicopters and in metro stations with poor lighting. Aperture priority mode is used for both situations. Lighting conditions can change rapidly in aerial photography which makes manual mode impractical. ISO of 400 works well in daylight while an increase is necessary as the sun begins to set. Again with the poor lighting in metro stations where photography maybe restricted, adjustments for manual mode would take too much time away from getting the shot. The ISO may need to be increased to 1600 or more to keep the shutter speed above 1/125 sec for photo bombers moving through the shoot. Photo editing software can be used to remove noise introduced by higher ISO. Manual mode is always used with outdoor static environments where external conditions have less direct effect on capture. Thanks for this video.
Bob, thank you so much for your insights! I didn't know you were into aerial photography as well!
I alwaye shoot in A mode for all genere of photography except panning. It gives me freedom.
Hi Miklós...My wife and I toured Budapest with you back in 2017. It was the best guided photography tour I've experienced!...I enjoy your how to videos too. My question is: I like the "starburst" effect of lights in night photography and it is my understanding that you need to be at f16 or higher for that to show up...if the "diffraction blurriness" happens at f11 or higher in my crop sensor Sony (as described in your email last week), is there a way I can avoid the blurriness when "stopping down" too much? In other words...any tips on getting the starburst lights and a sharp picture? - Mike K.
Hey Mike, thank you so much for mentioning our tour :)
Very good question! The extent of that starburst effect varies from lens to lens, some produce huge stars even at f/8-f/11, and some almost nothing at all. So I recommend to check that "sweet" aperture for each lens you have.
good to learn. I am beginner and really struggling to get nice moon pictures at night or early morning.
Thank you!
Hello. So would you keep the iso on 100 for after photography. On aperture priority. ?
Auto iso ??
Or depending on weather. And light. Low light iso ? Lot of light. ISO. ?
Hi there, I'm sorry, but I didn't understand anything of that. What's the question?
^Help! Just got a new camera before an event and don't have too long to use it. Besides auto... if you want peoples faces and background to be sharp which mode do you think to start learning Aperture Priority or Program Auto?
Hi there, in portraits what matters is that you use a wide aperture (like F/2.8 or F/4), which makes the background blurry. It doesn't matter what mode you use, as long as the aperture is set to the right value.
I have a Sony Cyber-shot RX10 mk3, I tend to use the camera's presets, ie portrait, landscape or macro modes, will the Aperture mode act like full Auto if I don't adjust anything
In short: no. If you switch over to Aperture priority, you'll be in charge for setting the right aperture. So you'll need to know what Fstop value each scene requires. Usually, for portraits, use the lowest F number, while for landscape, you can use f/2.8 - f/8 (on these cameras)
This is workable for portraits and landscapes Miklos but for moving objects like people and wildlife I do like Manual mode with auto ISO. I like to set the aperture and shutter speed myself. I enjoy your videos and your beautiful city too.
That's a very good point, and a great topic for another video! Manual with Auto ISO is what I almost always use for video recording (when shutter speed needs to be a given value).
I disagree, you can shoot mooving subject in apreture priority mode with a setting of AFC D9 or D21 with a fixed ISO as per requirement.
I alwaye shoot in A mode,it gives me freedom. I switch to S mode for panning only
I've been shooting AV on my Canon for 15 years.
Great! Then I'm sure you know everything that was in the video!
When I have it in aperture priority mode and turn the dial on my exposure compensation, I have two red lines going right and left while the center line stays put. Do you understand what I’m saying? I don’t understand what’s happening there.
What camera do you have?
I shot kids sports in shutter priority. Aperture would work too but would need to make shutter speed is fast for the action.
For this, I use Auto ISO + Aperture priority mode. And I set the mininum shutter speed for the Auto ISO to the desired value (for example 1/500 s).
So I will have my desired aperture, and the shutter speed will always be faster than 1/500 s.
Apperture settings is bullshit..only expensive lens can hold it what we intended or it changes as zoom in or out..manual mode with auto iso works well!!