Top Ten Things Every Photographer Should Know About Their Camera

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Top Ten Things Every Photographer Should Know About Their Camera

with Scott Kelby

lessons: 12 Course Lessons

duration: 1hr, 6min

published: 2016

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Top Ten Things Every Photographer Should Know About Their Camera

with Scott Kelby

If you are new to DSLR photography, then this class is for you. Join Scott Kelby as he takes you through the ten most important things every photographer should know about their camera. We all want to get great images, and taking the time to get to know the ten or so most important features on our cameras can really help keep our photos sharp, clean, well exposed, and showing the right colors whether we’re shooting moving subjects or still landscapes. This class may be named the top ten, but Scott manages to pack a whole lot more into each lesson, providing a firm foundation for getting the most out of every tip and technique. BUY COURSE

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lesson 1: The Trick to Adjusting Your Diopter (free course preview)

Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow. Scott then jumps right into the first tip.

4min, 40sec

lesson 2: Aperture Priority Mode

Scott goes through the reasons why you should shoot in aperture priority mode most of the time.

5min, 30sec

lesson 3: Keep Moving Subjects in Focus

There is a setting in your camera that can help you keep moving subjects in focus while shooting.

2min, 49sec

lesson 4: Checking Focus

The best time to check focus is right after you shoot, customizing a button on your camera to quickly zoom in/out can make a huge difference.

5min, 39sec

lesson 5: Protecting Highlights

This is a two-for-one tip on how to prevent highlight clipping in your photos.

9min, 23sec

lesson 6: White Balance

While auto white balance works well most of the time, there are locations where you will want to be in control.

4min, 58sec

lesson 7: Keeping Shutter Speed Fast

Another key to sharp photos is having a fast enough shutter speed to freeze movement caused by you holding the camera.

7min, 1sec

lesson 8: Focus Techniques

The techniques you use when focusing will go a long way to helping you nail focus on your subjects.

7min, 18sec

lesson 9: Image Stabilization

Make the most of the built-in image stabilization found in your camera.

3min, 14sec

lesson 10: Getting Clean Photos

Here are a number of tips to help you keep your camera, lens, and sensor clean to help keep your photos clean.

5min, 43sec

lesson 11: Exposure Bracketing

Taking the same photo multiple times with different exposures can help you end up with a good final image that nails the exposure correctly.

5min, 20sec

lesson 12: Mastering the Menus

Almost every camera has a function where you can create your own custom menu with just the items you use all the time.

5min, 23sec

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meet Scott Kelby

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Scott is the President and CEO of KelbyOne, is also the original "Photoshop Guy", is the editor and publisher of Photoshop User Magazine, Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference, Training Director and instructor for KelbyOne Live Seminars, and author of a string of bestselling technology and photography books.

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