Once the light has passed through the aperture and been filtered by the shutter speed, it reaches the sensor. This is where we decide how to set the ISO. As you turn the ISO number up, you increase the brightness. But, at the same time, the image quality decreases. There will be more digital noise…

Once the light has passed through the aperture of the lens, it reaches the shutter. Now you need to decide how much of that light you’re going to allow into the camera. Ordinarily, you only want a very small fraction of a second (for example 1/250) to prevent motion blur. However, different shutter speeds complement…

Exposure happens in three steps. We will start with the aperture. This is the hole inside the lens, through which the light passes. It’s similar to the pupil of your eye. The wider the aperture, the more light is allowed in and vice versa. Simple? Not quite. As the aperture widens, the f/number gets lower and more…

For those beginning photography, exposure is key to capturing a great image. Learning how exposure works will help you to take control of your camera and take better photos. Shutter speed, apeture and ISO are the elements that combine to create an exposure. As you’ll soon learn, these elements have an effect on more than…

  As beginner photographers, we tend to be visual learners. And it’s my job to make beginning photography as easy as possible for you. So I thought to myself, “What better way to help beginner photographers learn how to use their cameras than by creating an infographic?” And that’s exactly what I did. I collaborated…