DIGITAL SLR ESSENTIALS

Getting into the Creative Zone

How to take more control of your exposures

If you’re looking to move on from basic point-and-shoot photography, or you just want to take more creative control of your settings to take your photography to the next level, we can help you!

EOS cameras have their modes split into Basic Zone and Creative Zone modes. The Creative Zone modes include Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual. Each of these give you varying amounts of control over the exposure of your images.

Program makes a first step into the Creative Zone, as the camera continues to do the heavy lifting. It will set an appropriate combo of aperture and shutter speed, based on the ISO, lighting and lens (the camera will attempt to ensure that the shutter speed is fast enough to get a sharp result with the used focal length).

It may not sound creative, but you can change the combo of aperture and shutter speed by using Program Shift. All that’s needed is a spin of the main dial: if you want a faster shutter speed/larger aperture, rotate the dial one way; if you need