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i have been trying this still life thing and can't seem to get it right , whats the best setting ,A,S,P OR Manual mode or auto, for instance have been trying with 2 apples with a black back ground

i have no pictures to show because i delete them once i view cause they are no good ,,any ideas and or suggestions

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It's difficult to offer any advice if you don't specify the problem. Are they blurred? Try shutter priority mode and a fast speed. Are they poorly defined? Try improving the lighting. I would avoid auto as the camera may choose different settings for each pic. I think aperture priority is the way to go to maximise lighting with a wide aperture and get the dof you want.

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I know a little about a lot, a lot about little and everything about nothing.

manual exposure,spot metering, meter for the light on the apple..

adjust the shutter speed to a couple stops, then the rest with aperture.

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Erm, please excuse me lowering this so drastically but I need to ask for help on the most basic level. I've nailed the first two steps but wondered if someone could kindly explain to me in pure simpleton terms what 'meter for the light on the apple' means and how to do it.

Also, I understand what is meant by adjusting the shutter speed / aperture by a couple of stops (I think!) but could you give me some examples of 'good' settings please. I'm not doing this under ideal conditions - it's almost midnight and I only have energy saving bulbd in the house, so the lighting isn't great. I have a couple of lamps to direct light but not sure how to go about doing so.

Apologies for the ridiculousness of all this, but I get overwhelmed by all the terms and it would really help to just have it written down in the most simple terms. Thank you very much!

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Apologies for hijacking the thread, should I have started a new one - or perhaps just added to the 'daft questions' one?

Anyway, I forgot to ask what adjustments would need to be made if the surface of the subject was particularly shiny? Thanks

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