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Mastering the mechanics of the camera requires a ritual to help us stay in the moment.
It should come as no surprise that there is anoth- most cameras are designed so that changing shutter
er ritual we use to ensure maximum image quality. speed is quick and each. Changing ISO and some-
That ritual begins with the fact that the less sensitive times the F-stop can require accessing a menu. Once
to light a camera is, the better the image quality will your eyes leave a scene, you have stepped out of the
be. moment. At that point, you have lost your emotional
Remember, also, that without ritual, our use of the connection to the world. Whatever we do, we don’t
camera can be unpredictable, and in the end, having want that to happen.
to think too much can distract us from the moment One more comment. Most cameras have four modes
and that is never good. We have only one chance to of operation: Automatic (or Program), TV/TE (you
capture a moment. We can never go back. We can’t set the shutter speed and the camera does the rest),
fix it if we have lost it. AV/AE (you set the F-stop and the camera does the
If the camera produces its best images when it is less rest), and manual mode.When you work in a mode
sensitive to light then at all costs we want to make other than manual, you are letting the camera think
sure that our ritual makes sure that happens. for you. At that point, you might gain ease of use but
you will likely lose image quality.
Our ritual will also take advantage of the fact that
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