Although the proliferation of smartphone cameras has made photography much more accessible to the masses, the variety of tools and features on most modern digital cameras means that people can often get away without really mastering the basics of photography. Learning to shoot photographs the way people did in the days of film is a great way to hone your skills. To make your digital camera more like a 35mm, trying putting all the settings on manual, using monochrome mode and using a 50mm prime lens.
Key Takeaways:
- Although the rise of smartphones and digital cameras has made photography more accessible to the masses, it has also allowed many people to get away with not learning the basics of photography.
- Setting your camera to zoom and focus manually, preferably on monochrome and with a 50mm prime lens, can be a good way of approximating the way learning photography on an old 35mm camera might have fe
- The term “chimping” refers to how many digital photographers will follow each shot by looking at it on their LCD screens, although not all photographers are fond of this practice.
“Use a prime lens if you have one – Learn to compose without a zoom.”
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