There tends to be a belief that professional photographers should only ever shoot in manual mode, as if surrendering any exposure decisions to the camera indicates a weakness in abilities. However, that simply is not the case. This great video discusses the myth of professionals always using manual mode.
Coming to you from aows, this excellent video discusses the myth of professionals always using manual mode. One of the first pieces of advice given to many beginners is to put the camera in manual mode. The intention behind this is good, as it teaches one to understand the various aspects of exposure and how to take control of their creative decisions. However, this often morphs into the idea that a professional should only ever use manual mode and that using any of the semi-automatic modes is somehow indicative of a lack of ability. The truth, however, is that there are a variety of situations in which the camera can handle changing exposure parameters far more quickly than the human brain can, and those split seconds can make the difference between getting or missing the shot. Many top professionals I know frequently shoot in a semi-automatic mode like aperture priority. Check out the video above for the full rundown.
This seems to be a myth about a myth . I am not a professional but I have never heard any professional saying that you should be using only manual. They all use what’s useful for the situation. In a Studio maybe manual is best but with action, no way.
Yep! If the situation allows it, like being in a controlled environment, then manual it is. However, for wildlife, I shoot in manual except for ISO which I place in auto, especially if it's one of those days where the Sun is in and out.
I think it's a myth about pro or master shooters more than it is from them. In the ranks of hobbyist and pro aspiring enthusiasts it does come up a fair amount. I've always rejected this idea as a "pureist" issue from the same kind of shooters who think compositional rules (esp rule of thirds) are really rules and not just tools and guides. What Adrian is talking about in this video and others is being trapped by inflexibility or lack of adaptability in your photography. Use what you have, and do what works for you, don't let perceived "rules" take over.
Back a hundred years ago when I learned photography there was no manual mode. There weren't any modes. No one asked what mode are you shooting in. Maybe what kind of film do you like. Shot everything thing with a Speed Graphic. One could walk around in daylight, f/8 and be there. Try shooting NCAA basketball with a dozen film holders for the entire game.
Back in the past century I ran a company that made chargers for lead acid batteries. Then the engineers invented a charger with automatic controls. So now we had an automatic. The question came up, "What the hell do we call the product we'd been selling for years?" Sales guys said, 'It's a manual." So I figure we invented the manual product line. Like the manual shovel. Who knew.
Professional photographers should use whatever tactics that gets them the picture.
Is this just clickbait? No photographer should always use any mode. Did anyone suddenly feel obliged to use manual because they started charging?
More often than not ill use manual in a stable environent but happily switch to Av or Tv if things become changeable
I use full manual more than 30 years, they give me constant results all the time, you just have to decide aperture and shutter speed, i even use all my flash strobe full manual, nowadays it is much easy with digital as it has the screen, just take a guess if it too bright just use a smaller aperture or faster shutter
I started out using the sunny 16 rules in the 80s , after sometime my mind is like a light meter
Why "take a guess" and change it if it's wrong rather than using an appropriate auto mode like aperture or shutter priority? Along with an appropriate metering mode. I don't understand why trial and error is better than knowing what settings you need to set and letting the camera do the rest (along with expo comp if needed).
i just shoot in program auto and fix it in post.
there is situation whrre beeing in full manual mode dont make sence... thats why there is other mode.why using other mode would make the photographer less good ? what make him less good , is to not know what he is doing or not using the best mode for the situation....you can do portrait in studio with full manual... you can not really do that outside if you go after moving animal and light condition will change a lot very fast for exemple....