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Setting Up Your Shot Switch your camera to manual. OK, youve got this far its going good, time to set up the shot. Dont bother composing your shot just yet as we have to sort some other things out first. Set your camera to auto-focus or AF. This may not work depending on the conditions but most of the time it will work just fine. Zoom in all the way and find a light source or light area that is the same distance away as the subject you want in focus, press the shutter half way down. Once the camera has focused on the light source or light area zoom all the way out (or however far out you want when you compose the shot, you can zoom in or out as far as you like it will always stay in focus) and make sure, without touching the shutter or the focus ring switch back to manual focus. Be sure youre not touching the focus ring when you compose. Now you have the camera focused you can proceed to compose the shot. This is something that no tutorial can tell you how to do, this is in the eye of the photographer. Be creative and show off your creative eye. Tip: Wide angles create a bigger impact than longer focal lengths. Setting The Correct Exposure Youre almost there, the next major part is getting the exposure right, this is easy if you know how. The best way to expose your shot manually is to use your cameras built in light meter as a rough guide, but not as a precise judge. When you first start you will need to follow it tightly but as you gain more and more experience you wont …