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Good basic question, I am a pro-photographer so let me help you out:

Shutter priority mode - You control the shutter speed of the camera only. The camera controls the aperture. A shutter speed at different levels will obviously let different amounts of light into the lens, but it will also do other things. For example, a low shutter speed (below 1/250 second) will begin to capture the motion in moving objects. The longer the shutter is open, the more motion will be captured.

Aperture priority mode - You control the aperture, the camera controls shutter speed based on the available light and exposure settings. In this mode, you will use aperture primarily to define the depth of field in the picture. A lower aperture number (the wider the aperture) the more blurred or stronger the "bokeh" affect will be outside of the focal area. The higher the aperture number (smaller the aperture size) the larger the depth of field, and thus more of the picture will be in focus.

Manual mode - As a professional, I shoot primarily in this mode. You control the shutter speed and aperture at the same time. The camera will not make adjustments to try to get your exposure right. If you want consistently exposed pictures, you really have to use manual mode. Try to force yourself to shoot in this mode, it will take a little bit of time to get used to, and you will find that you have to know your camera and settings much better, but in the end you will progress and produce much better pictures.

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Shutter Speed P: You select the shutter speed, while the camera selects the aperture.

Aperture Priority: You select the aperture, while the camera selects the shutter speed.

Manual: You select the shutter speed and the aperture.

These are the three biggest modes when developing as a photographer. They allow you to adjust the settings for the best result. As for how to use them, simply select the mode and start photographing.

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The first part of you question has been answered very accurately, as for the second part- to capture a nice photo-

Thats the artistic side side of photography- look for plays of shadows and highlights, converging lines, subj in a natural framing device, keeping 2 subj in focus one near, the other far away, big amd small, rule of thirds, contrasting or striking colors, interesting and uniques subject or scene. A "nice" photo is very subjective and open to interpretation.

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You'd need to specify your camera to get adequate help. I'm not well versed in all cameras, and I doubt many here are- your best bet is to read over the manual to figure out HOW to use those functions, and understanding basic terminology, you can play around with the functions and find what you feel is the best way to take pictures.

Read. The. Manual.

What camera? Digital or film?