Cheat Sheet: Getting Control over Your Camera in Manual Mode

This infographic/cheat sheet from Zippi might be helpful for those looking to get out of auto mode and gaining more control over their cameras. While section 1 is much more for those shooting with film the rest is relevant for digital photography.

We’ve included some more further reading on getting out of auto mode and gaining more control of your camera (and other concepts mentioned in this cheat sheet) below.

Source: Zippi

Want to get out of auto mode? Here’s some further reading

• Photo Nuts and Bolts: Know your camera and take better photos (eBook)
• Learning About Exposure: The Exposure Triangle
• Introduction to ISO
• Introduction to Aperture
• Introduction to Shutter Speed
• Getting off Auto – Manual, Aperture and Shutter Priority modes explained
• Introduction to White Balance
• Introduction to Digital Camera Modes
• Understanding Histograms

Other Concepts Mentioned in this Cheat Sheet

• The Rule of Thirds
• Composition and Negative Space
• More on Negative Space in Composition
• Using Converging Lines
• Great Examples on Converging Lines in Photography
• Avoid Amputating People in Your Photos with this Cropping Cheat Sheet
• Using Repetition and Patterns in Photography