Tip Sheet

Here is a pic of a Tip Sheet I was givin a while back to get an idea of what I needed to know when shooting with my Minolta A2 or Canon XTI. I do not recall my Minolta A2 coming with a Tip sheet, but my Canon came with what Canon calls a pocket guide.



Since digital cameras do so well selecting settings for you, why would you want to step in a make changes? Mainly because there will be many situations where an experienced photographer will do a better job selecting settings than the digital camera itself.

You may want a special color effect obtained by adjusting the white balance. Or, maybe a black and white, sepia or any other color filter you camera has to offer.



You may want to isolate your subject with a selective focus,with fore and back ground objects blurred and a clear sharp subject.This can be acheived with a combination of a large F-stop, manual focus and a telephoto zoom setting.



Perhaps you would like a certain shutter speed to produce a special look. With a slow shutter speed you will produce a fluid blurry look in running water. If you want to freeze the action, you will want to use the fastest shutter speed available.



You can create silhouettes using your backlight scene mode and adjusting your EV settings. This will help by not allowing the background to wash out and produce a true silhouette.

Point and Shoot or Camera Control Master pt.2

As I stated earlier a Cheat Sheet, better know in the real world as a Tip sheet or Canon calls them "Pocket Guides" will come in handy in them tight situations. So, why take a chance and lose that once in a lifetime photo opportunity because you are not familar with you cameras controls. You can not always rely on Auto mode to get that special effect that you want to acheive. I will upload a photo of a Tip sheet later today.