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A D's List: Instructions - Photography
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Focal Length and Shutter Speed
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The ‘rule’ of thumb to use with focal length in non image stabilized situations) is to choose a shutter speed with a denominator that is larger than the focal length of the lens. For example if you have a lens that is 50mm 1/60th is probably ok but if you have a 200mm lens you’ll probably want to shoot at around 1/250.
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Here’s the big secret when photographing food indoors in artificial light: take two shots, one on a white balance setting that matches the light source (or auto white balance) and a second on the cloudy setting. First, determine whether the light source is incandescent, fluorescent or halogen lighting. Set the white balance accordingly and take the shot. Then change the white balance setting to cloudy and take a second shot. More often than not, you’ll find that the cloudy white balance setting will add a bit of color saturation, making for a richer, tastier-looking image.
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The only option I will mention, is “AF-ON”, because it is a very useful feature on entry-level DSLRs like Nikon D3100 and D5100. Since entry-level DSLRs do not have a dedicated autofocus “AF-ON” button, you can set the AE-L / AF-L button to acquire focus instead (which will de-activate focus acquisition when you half-press the shutter release). That way, you can acquire focus with the AE-L / AF-L button and take pictures with the shutter release. Then, you don’t have to worry about locking your focus when you recompose, since half-pressing the shutter release button will do nothing.
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