Step 3: Frame the Photograph

1Ready the camera.

When framing photographs in the viewfinder,

 

hold the handgrip in your right hand and cradle

 

the camera body or lens with your left. Keep

 

your elbows propped lightly against your torso

 

for support and place one foot half a pace ahead

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of the other to keep your upper body stable.

Hold the camera as shown at right when framing photographs in portrait (tall) orientation.

In jmode, shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor; use of a tripod is recommended.

2Frame the photograph.

Frame a photograph in the viewfinder with the main subject in the AF area brackets.

AF area brackets

AUsing a Zoom Lens

Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase the area visible in the final photograph (select longer focal lengths on the lens focal length scale to zoom in, shorter focal lengths to zoom out).

AThe AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–105mm f/3.5–5.6G ED VR In the case of the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–105mmf/3.5–5.6G ED VR (0 315, 316), changes to zoom can alter maximum aperture by up to 11/3 EV. The camera however automatically takes this into account when setting exposure, and no modifications to camera settings are required following adjustments to zoom.

Zoom in

Zoomring

Zoom out

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