Shooting in Auto Mode Using Canon EOS Rebel T3/1100D and 18-55 mm Lens

        As a beginner, my primary goal is to learn and understand basic photography. I did not enroll in any course or training. I want to discover how to operate the DSLR Camera at my own pace. I had no idea what is the aperture, shutter, and ISO. To help myself understand the basic operation like how to attach and detach the lens, set autofocus and stabilizer. I read online articles and watch YouTube tutorials.

     Practice is a good way to try photographing.  So, I set the button of my Camera to Automatic Settings. Auto mode is a point and shoot, so it is the easiest way to shoot photographs, the camera itself determines the setting of the exposure, aperture, shutter, flash and other settings were automatically set.  I switched on the stabilizer and adjust the focusing switch on the lens to the AF(autofocus) position. 

 

      I went out, the weather is not so good, it's cloudy, but that doesn't matter. I went to one of the famous tourist spots in Moscow. The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square. I shot these photos in the Auto mode. 

              

                                      1/200 sec, f/9, ISO 100, 49mm

Saint Basil's Cathedral

                                                           

                    

                                   1/200 sec, f/18, ISO 800, 41mm

Lenin Mausoleum

                                                       

                                   1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 100, 25mm

                                     

                                   1/200, f/18, ISO 800, 41mm

State and Historical Museum

                                                            

My Photography Starter Kit

    That saying ”everyone with a DSLR Camera is not a photographer”,  I considered myself one of them. I am not a Photographer but I love photography. I considered myself a beginner student in the field of photography. My interest in photography drives me to buy a DSLR Canon Camera EOS 1100D with an EF 18-55mm Canon Lens.

                                        (My First Photography Gear)

    I am amazed to have such gadget although I don't have any knowledge. The store had already attached the lens to the body and told me to read the manual how to use it. So when I arrived home I was so excited, opened the box and took the manual, unfortunately, it was written in the Russian language, and by that time I don't understand Russian. There was an English version but the letters are too small and I don't have a magnifying glass. I put the manual back to the box, turn on the Camera and set to auto mode. I started shooting photographs using auto mode. The only technique I know is point and shoot. I made tons of trials and errors. Keeping the one I think looks good and deleting the bad ones. I photographed anything. Because I was not yet familiar with the buttons of the DSLR Camera my photos are all in JPEG format. It was later that I learned that there is also Raw format to retain more data. When we moved to another house my memory card where I saved my first photographs were lost. Thanks to google photos some were restored.

    Honestly speaking I am a slow learner, up to this moment I am still learning basic photography. I have little time having practice taking photos because I have other works to do. So as I go through my learning and practice, I will try to write my experiences although I am not a writer because of my poor English composition of words and grammar, maybe those who are starting also with a DSLR will learn from my mistakes. It is a self-learning, I will do read articles which are related to photography, watch videos in youtube and do more PRACTICE.....