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Light Factors, Part III: Aperture

In Part I of my series on manually controlling your camera’s settings in order to control exposure, we discussed ISO. In Part II, we discussed shutter speed. To complete the series, I’ll now discuss f-stop, otherwise known as aperture and often designated f/4, f/5.6, f/11, etc. Aperture (not to be confused with Apple’s photo editing…

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Light Factors, Part II: Shutter Speed

In Part I of this series on creatively manipulating exposure in your photography (aka using your camera in manual mode), we explored the effects caused by changing ISO. A high ISO allows you to shoot in lower light, but may introduce grain to your photograph. Shutter speed also has its trade-offs. The slower you shoot,…

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