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MANUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CHEAT SHEET

Notes:

Exposure

• The light meter is different from the exposure setting.
• Keeping your light meter at “0” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the perfect setting. Just don’t stray too far from the “0”. Adjust to your liking.
• Positive numbers on your exposure setting will make your photos brighter.
• Negative numbers make your photos darker. 

Aperture

• Small numbers (like f/1.4) have larger openings, which let in more light.
• Big numbers (like f/16) have smaller openings, which let in less light.

Shutter Speed

• Seeing 100, 250, 320, etc. on your viewfinder means “1/(number seen)”, like “1/100”.
• Try not to use 1/60 or less when handheld, that’s when you use a tripod or look for something steady.
• Using longer exposure (slow shutter speed) will let in more light.
• Using shorter exposure (fast shutter speed) will let in less light.

ISO

• ISO is the sensitivity of your camera to light
• Lower numbers are less sensitive to light, which give smoother photos.
• Higher numbers are very sensitive to light, which give very grainy and noisy photos.