Say NO! To Auto

I saw this book had great reviews, so my sister gave it for Christmas. I have to say it is pretty wimpy looking. It is a very, small book (in size and content), BUT very easy to understand! I read it once and it seems that what I remember is that half of it is text and the other half are photo examples.

It is 18-4×6 pages with picture examples and settings of those images to help you in any lighting situation you may find yourself.

I am trying to get away from using all the auto settings on my camera and learn what the camera is actually doing, so I can manipulate it to get better shots.

The book recommends practicing with a stuffed animal in different settings, so you don't get frustrated with a moving object, but I didn't get around to that yet. I practiced on my favorite subject, Mateo! I figured out what buttons to adjust and adjusted them lots of different ways, so I had lots of ugly photos, but was happy with both of these. They are both taken indoors with not much light.

Trying on daddy's snowsuit, that was WAY too small.

Playing with his friend in Germany. I love this one because he had just banged her head with the xylophone.