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 program...
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Light Factors, Part III: Aperture
Light Factors, Part I: ISO
This is part one of my series on using your camera in manual mode.
There was a time when your camera’s ISO (light sensitivity) was determined by the film you loaded. Once you had your roll in place, you were stuck with that ISO for 12 or 24 or 36 exposures (or you had to waste...
Going Manual
If you’ve purchased a camera in the past few years, be it an SLR or a point-and-shoot, it’s probably pretty smart. In most situations, it’s going to make good decisions about where to focus, how much light to allow onto the sensor, how long to open the shutter, and whether to fire the flash (recall...