When you're out making images, you only have a limited
Auto-ISO (even Moises Saman and Eli Reed from Mag-
amount of brainpower. So don't waste your effort in
num).
thinking about your camera settings. Focus on capturing the moment, the mood, and the soul behind an image. If you've never tried "P" mode, give it a go. Set your
Set your camera settings, forget about it, and just shoot. Or even easier to remember: “Set it and forget it.”
camera to "P" (or program), center-point autofocus, and ISO 800. This will automatically prevent you from worrying about the technical settings, and more on the imagemaking aspect of things. Try it out for a month, and see if this liberates and helps your photography. For example when I was in New Orleans in 2015, I shot only with a Ricoh GR II digital camera, and shot it all in “P” mode, center-point autofocus, and ISO 800. I photographed anything I found remotely interesting, and had fun. It was amazing; I felt like I was a kid again. The less I worry about technical settings, the more fun I have, and I also make better images. If you make a great shot, nobody is going to care what camera mode you shot it in. Apparently Steve McCurry shoots nowadays digitally in “P” mode and 108