"Manual Exposure-It"
by Michael Milicia-MA
Monday, April 27, 7:15 PM


Using Manual exposure mode can provide many advantages over automatic modes and mastering its use can dramatically increase your percentage of ‘keepers’. Once you grasp the underlying concepts, you will see that working in Manual mode is no more difficult than working in any other exposure mode and, in many situations, it is actually easier. This session begins with the basics and builds on them in a step-by-step manner that has proven to be effective for all skill levels. Although automatic exposure modes will be discussed, the main goal is to make the attendees comfortable with shooting in Manual mode.

After working 27 years as a Software Engineer, our speaker embarked on a second career as a nature photographer in 2005 and soon began specializing in birds. His publication credits include National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian, Ranger Rick Jr., Audubon, Outdoor Photographer and Nature’s Best. He has authored three articles for the National Audubon Society’s web site and served as the Technical Editor for Marie Read’s ‘Mastering Bird Photography’ book. Mike is also passionate about teaching photography and has been offering both classroom and field workshops since 2012.