Recipe for Perfect Photos: Mastering Manual Mode Made
Update: 2025-10-21
Description
#595 In today’s episode of the podcast I share a simple, recipe-inspired approach to mastering manual camera settings. You’ll understand ISO, aperture, and shutter speed from a fresh, food-themed perspective, so you can finally create photos with confidence, not confusion.
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What You’ll Learn:
- The exposure triangle (ISO, aperture, shutter speed) controls photo brightness and artistic style.
- Each element is connected, and changes in one require thoughtful adjustments to the others.
- Mistakes are part of the learning process—experimenting and “tasting” your results is essential.
- Practical, easy-to-remember ISO settings based on different lighting scenarios are provided, along with advice on aperture and shutter speed choices.
Discussion & Reflection Questions
- How does thinking of camera settings as ingredients in a recipe affect your approach to shooting in manual?
- Which setting (ISO, aperture, or shutter speed) do you find most challenging, and how might you experiment with adjusting it?
- What parallels do you see between culinary mistakes and photographic errors, and how can embracing them help you improve?
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Thanks for listening & keep shooting!
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