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 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, the...
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...