I am new and need help

First hello again guys I've made so many threads on this forum since joining and I am sorry but I really want to learn.

So here it goes. When I want to make a picture dark I always turn the wheel( dial) from 1/60 to 1/200, 1\800 .. But tbh I dunno when should I use that or the f4.6-5.6,5.8,22

Can someone explain me that please I feel lost and never use the other small wheel next to my screen at 60D that is with F5.6

The shutter speed (1/60, 1/200, etc.) controls the time the shutter is open thereby controlling the amount of light let in. If you were shooting fast action such as sports and you wanted to freeze the action, you would choose a high shutter speed (ex. 1/1000).

You can make the picture darker by changing the f-stop, but that will also change your depth of field (DOF). If you wanted the subject to be sharp and the background blurred out, choose a wide aperture (ex. f/4.0). The wider (lower f number) the aperture, the more blurred the background will be. Try it on your 60D. Take a still shot of something on a table with something else recognizable that is sitting across the room. Take a photo using the widest aperture and then the narrowest (ex. f/22) and see the difference.

If you're in a dark situation to start, such as a nighttime or a dark room most people open up the aperture as wide as possible (low f-number) to let in as much light as possible while still keeping a suitable shutter speed that they can hand hold the camera.

Sports shooters often use a wide aperture combined with a fast shutter speed to make the subject stand out while still freezing the action. There are a ton more examples of when to use f-stop or shutter speed to control the light, but those are the easiest to understand.

thank you very much my friend

A book that gets a lot of recommendations around here that might help you is Bryan Peterson's "Understanding Exposure".

Here's some very good info.:
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=414088
http://www.cambridgein​colour.com/tutorials.h​tm

You really can't get around understanding the "exposure triangle", how ISO, aperture, and shutter speed work together and why. Once you truly, honestly UNDERSTAND that, you will be able to handle different light situations much better. Keep googling that phrase until you come across a writer who speaks to your learning style and then learn it!

Very very well thought out response Sue. No matter how times you hear about this "triangle" until someone explains it to you (deviangel) in a manner that clicks with you, it will be irrelevant. Please take Suecassidy's sage advice and research it until it clicks. Here are a few ideas of what to search for


The exposure triangle
Depth of field
ISO
Shutter speed
Basic exposure techniques
Understanding exposure


Good luck with your research, only you will know when knowing how exposure works clicks for you.

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