Learn how to set your camera settings, compose amazing shots and edit like the pros. We'll be covering DSLR cameras and you're welcome to follow along. We'll also look at how to take a well composed photo to the next level in Adobe Lightroom.

1. How to take professional photographs.

2. Camera Control
Composition
Editing

3. Camera Control Big 3
ISO
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Light Sensitivity
Exposure Time
High number means more light, more
sensitivity (grain). Low means a
“clearer” image but could be darker
depending on conditions.
The timing in which the shutter opens to
allow light to ‘imprint’ data onto the
sensor. Longer times mean brighter, but
possibly blurrier images.
Light Amount
The aperture is how open the physical lens
is and can be. This will work with shutter
speed to determine how much light hits the
sensor. It also controls the Depth of Field
(blurry background effect).
Low (open) means more light and shallow.
High (closed) means more things in focus
and less light.
Most Important

4. ISO
ISO 320
Clean, darker
Lens 35mm
Aperture ƒ2.0
Shutter Speed 1/125 sec
ISO 25600
Noisy, brighter
Lens 35mm
Aperture ƒ2.0
Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec

5. Shutter Speed
RAW
ISO 100
Lens 35mm
Aperture ƒ2.0
Edited
Shutter Speed 1/200 sec
This is going to be dark

6. Aperture
RAW
ISO 320
Edited
35mm
ƒ2.5
Admire the blur
1/80 sec

7. Camera Control
Uh. So what should I do then?

8. Aperture Priority Mode.
Aperture Priority Mode.
Aperture Priority Mode.

9. Composition
Is what’s in the frame important?

10. Composition
Shoot a lot of photos.

11. Composition
Too Bright
Not Looking
Blurry
Super Blurry
Not Looking
Not Cooperating
Bingo.
Bingo.
1/20 sec
Not Looking
Too Bright
Not Looking
Bingo.
3:10

12. Original
Edited

13. Composition
Sometimes we have to edit.

14. Original
Edited

15. Editing
Learn Lightroom

16. Editing
Get VSCO

17. DEMO

18. Thanks!
See me after for help + iPhoneography tips.