The Little Graph Nobody Looks At That Could Save Your Photos.
Your camera screen is lying to you. Not on purpose, but it is. The histogram never lies. Learn to read that little graph and you will never come home with a blown out sky or crushed shadows again.
The Exposure Triangle Is Not a Rule. It's a Negotiation.
Every photograph sacrifices something. The exposure triangle isn't about getting it all right. It's about deciding what you're willing to lose. Your camera wants balance. You want meaning. That's where photography becomes yours.
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.
