Blog, Capture, Learn, Tips and Techniques, Workshops and Seminars

Beyond the Basics

Posted on by Mark
Beyond the Basics - Moving beyond Auto Mode on a Sony Alpha camera
19
Jul

A seminar designed to get you beyond Auto mode on your Sony Alpha camera

This one-hour seminar-style movie uses the slide deck I used for my talks at Sony Australia’s Camera Clinics in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in May 2018. The talk were pitched to new Alpha users who shoot predominantly in Auto mode on the A6K series of cameras (A600, A6300 and A6500). It is designed to give the new user confidence to leave Auto occasionally to use some settings that are off-limits when using Auto Mode. The presentation looks first at the SCN Mode Settings – which settings make perfect sense and which can be modified for a specific reason. The presentation also look at why it is sometimes necessary to leave Auto and SCN for a Semi-Auto shoot mode setting such as ‘Aperture Priority’. Mark aims to keep this simple so he only gives you the fewest number of settings required to achieve truly professional results.

  • Purchase the 30mm APS-C Macro lens featured in this presentation from Sony Australia: E 30mm F3.5 Macro
  • Purchase the 50mm Full Frame Macro lens featured in this presentation from Sony Australia: FE 50mm F2.8 Macro
  • Purchase the 55-210 APS-C Telephoto Zoom lens featured in this presentation from Sony Australia: E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
  • Purchase the 70-200 Full Frame Telephoto Zoom lens featured in this presentation from Sony Australia: FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
  • Purchase the 50 F/1.8 APS-C Portrait lens featured in this presentation from Sony Australia: E 50mm F1.8 OSS
  • Purchase the 85 F/1.8 Full Frame Portrait lens featured in this presentation from Sony Australia: FE 85mm F1.8

Note > This talks is also of value to owners of the full-frame Alpha cameras so long as you take careful note of the settings Mark is NOT changing from the ones used in the Auto and SCN mode settings features on the A6K series of cameras.

 

If you find this tutorial of value please consider making a donation: http://paypal.me/alphacreativeskills

 

 

A Blog post related to this presentation can be viewed here:

APS-C Mirrorless Cameras

Custom Setting support for A6K cameras

A6500 and A6300

Mark is a Global Imaging Ambassador for Sony, an experienced educator and an Imaging Ambassador for Adobe. As well as public speaking he offers training in the form of creative workshops and one-on-one training.