Capturing leading lines in photography is a powerful technique to draw the viewer's eye into the image and create a sense of depth and dimensionality. Whether you're shooting landscapes, architecture, or portraits, incorporating leading lines can add a dynamic element to your photos. In this article, I share settings that I use.

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This week is 1 of 8 that will follow as I share a PDF for each of the eight photo ideas that will work as a cheat sheet to get you started with the settings for your camera. Click the image to the right for access to the PDF file.

Mode:
Choose either Manual Mode or Aperture Priority. Both choices allow you to have control over the aperture setting which is the key for this assignment.

Aperture:
For leading lines, it is likely that you will want much of the scene to be in focus. This means you will want to try to get a higher aperture setting. On the PDF I suggest F8.0 - F11, but go higher if you can so that both the foreground and background are in focus

ISO:
Try to keep the ISO low for better color and avoid noise that is present in photos shot with a high ISO.

Shutter Speed:

Will be automatic in aperture priority mode. In manual mode use shutter speed to adjust exposure to support the desired aperture

Focal Length:
Your choice to frame the composition to include the leading lines.