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[whacky]

I often find when taking pics my first 3 or 4 shots are only fit for the delete button. At the moment i am not very adventurous while i am getting to know my camera my subjects are very static. But to day i got a bit carried away and tried to take pitures of some frogs we have in our pond. This was somewhat trickier as they move and dont hang around whie i get the exposure right by shot 5.

What tips have people got to try and cut down the number of shots before i get into the realms of keepers?

 

[Moos3h]

Although people will disagree, I'd suggest spending more time in Tv or Av (Shutter Priority or Aperture Priority) modes. You can instantly see what sort of effect your changes are making, and you still have plenty of control, but it's a touch easier to shoot 'on the fly'.

Then, once you get to look at them on screen, you can see which shots are working, which aren't and why from the EXIF data.

It doesn't make you any less of a photographer shooting in those modes! The full manual thing is fun, but there's plenty to be learned from these modes.

Cheers,
James

 

[Witch]

I only rarely shoot in full manual to be honest. A lot of the stuff I do it's simply not practical to go to "M" - so my camera spends most of its time in AV mode. Can't see why anyone would feel that's anything to be ashamed of?

 

[Richard Peters]

I almost always shoot in aperture priority as it gives you full control over the depth of field and thats very important. Just make sure you keep an eye on the shutter speed to make sure its not getting to low for you to hold still enough for sharp shots.

 

[Deleted member 3428]

My macro is shot in Manual always. I use AV quite a bit for landscapes and most other stuff and change the iso if I need faster shutter generally. I use P rarely but only if I'm feeling a little lazy.

 

[mobilevirgin]

I often find when taking pics my first 3 or 4 shots are only fit for the delete button ....
What tips have people got to try and cut down the number of shots before i get into the realms of keepers?

I'm not quite sure where to begin. If I were to delete only the first 4 or 5 shots of any shoot, then I'd be a happy bunny. I usually delete about 90% of my shots.

Just keep going with different settings and see what works and what doesn't.

I call it percentage photography. Usually works ok in the end

 

[whacky]

I'm not quite sure where to begin. If I were to delete only the first 4 or 5 shots of any shoot, then I'd be a happy bunny. I usually delete about 90% of my shots.

Just keep going with different settings and see what works and what doesn't.

I call it percentage photography. Usually works ok in the end

I suppose if i look at it that way then keeping the last two of 8 shots isn't that bad, I guess the key really is just to practice. But i may well try experiment in Aperture and Shutter priorities to see how this does me for now. It may well give me a better understanding of the two.

And i guess get out and take some more pictures