Camera Habits

Camera Habits is a collection of simple ideas that help you grow as a photographer one day at a time. Each post gives you one skill to practice, a small shift to try, or a fresh way of seeing the world through your camera. No pressure and no confusion, just practical habits that make your images better one frame at a time. Whether you are picking up your camera for the first time or sharpening your creative instincts, Camera Habits teaches you how to think like a pro!

Jan

Aperture Priority Mode (A, Av)

Aperture is storytelling. Use wide settings to isolate a face or moment, and stop down to bring more of the world into view. That creamy blur called bokeh is part of it, but what you’re really shaping is depth of field and what the viewer sees first.

11 Jan 2026

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