{"id":1108,"date":"2018-02-08T15:33:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2018-02-08T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T14:37:55","slug":"the-phoblographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/08\/the-phoblographer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Phoblographer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoblographer<\/strong> is essentially a Facebook based ‘blog’ all about photography, which seems reaonable given the name…<\/p>\n

In between articles about the latest ‘must have’ camera strap or bag, there are sometimes<\/em> some interesting articles – a recent one regarding the UNSPLASH photo hosting site was actually very good – but then 90% of it was a video made by a working photographer…<\/p>\n

Another recent article, entitled \u00ab\u00a0Set it and forget it<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb is about using the Program exposure mode on your camera. Again, the major part of the article was given over to a video by Eric Kim<\/strong> (apparently a ‘respected’ street photographer – a Google search shows he’s everywhere – virtually, that is) and I have to say his explications, well, they’re completely wrong.<\/p>\n

The basic premiss here is that all ‘real’ photographers use manual mode, and that this is not necessarily adapted to all shooting situations. WRONG – manual mode is adapted to ALL shooting situations – it just means it takes experience to set the camera correctly for each shot. To make things easier for the photographer, the manufacturers invented Program mode which lets the photographer change a few settings (White balance (what?), ISO, exposure compensation) while controlling the aperture and shutter speed. Kim explains that he is often going in and out of\u00a0 dark and\/or light situations, and in manual mode it’s a pain to be constantly changing settings, and missing shots. I agree with him.<\/p>\n

The idea that Program mode is the way to go is just nonsense – I use aperture priority<\/strong> pretty much all the time – I can choose the depth-of-field I want, and then I let the camera do the rest – I never miss a shot due to camera settings. I shoot RAW so white balance is something to do in post processing, and I can’t remember the last time I changed the ISO value. I do, however, change the exposure correction when the lighting is simply too confusing for the camera and needs a little help (sunrises, sunsets etc.).\u00a0 That’s why it’s there…<\/p>\n

I have never used Program mode – I have total control once I have chosen the aperture value I think is needed for the scene, as the camera will set the shutter speed and I know I can hand hold very slow settings (or use a tripod) and Program mode would take away all the flexibility I’m used to.<\/p>\n

Kim is a ‘street’ photographer, and frankly I would have thought he’d know better…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Phoblographer is essentially a Facebook based ‘blog’ all about photography, which seems reaonable given the name… In between articles about the latest ‘must have’ camera strap or bag, there are sometimes some interesting articles – a recent one regarding the UNSPLASH photo hosting site was actually very good – but then 90% of it … <\/p>\n

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