Guess I should participate, haha...
I mostly shoot on Manual.
1. Select White Balance... set it manually using a white piece of paper usually (waiting on getting a grey card!) but if I don't have anything white on me, I'll try to use the presets.
2. Select ISO... varying factors of light, shadows, contrast and how noise will effect that.
3. Select Aperture... consider light availability and how strong I want my bokeh to be
4. Select Shutter Speed... at this point I use my in-camera light meter to get a balanced exposure value
5. Test Shot... depending on the outcome I'll do one of the following: try Active D-Lighting (if I need some slight highlights in my shadows), change my shutter speed
I'm would love to invest in a portable Light Meter... but then again I want many things for my camera besides that.
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Nikon D5000 ... Nikkor 18-55mm f/ 3.5-5.6 ... Nikkor 55-200mm f/ 4.5-5.6 ... Nikkor 35mm f/ 1.8
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