Step-By-step guide to shooting manual settings

It’s a question that every new photographer has asked - what do all of these settings mean? Shooting photos with manual settings is an essential skill to have for any new photographer because it allows you to have full control on the final results of the photo.

This means you’ll be able to achieve the exact results and effects you want in a photo - starting with being able to get a clear, noise-free image with correct exposure under any conditions. Once you’ve mastered that, you’ll be able to expand into achieving specific effects in your photos - from pleasant background blur to intentional motion blur, artistic over and under exposure, and much more.

All of this starts with being able to manually control your photo.

To make thins easy for any beginner photographers - I’ve created a guide below taking you through a step-by-step process on how to shoot with manual settings.

In this guide I will take you through the following steps:

1. What are all of the different camera settings and what do they do?

   1. what is aperture?

   2. what is shutter speed?

   3. What is ISO?

2. How does each setting affect exposure?

3. How do you get a perfect exposure?

4. How do I achieve certain effects such as Bokeh, Motion Blur, and more.

5. What tools can I use to make sure I’m getting a good exposure?

6. How do I use all of the settings together?