Getting the right exposure is one of the key elements to creating quality images. In order to produce a photographic image, light enters into the camera through the lens. In the light's path to reaching the sensor, the light can be blocked by the aperture of the lens and then...
What is Aperture? Aperture is the size of the lens opening through which light travels to hit the sensor. It is the ratio of the lens’s focal length to the diameter of the lens’s opening. Aperture is represented by an f number, and the standard full stop f number scale...
In terms of photography, shutter speed refers to the length of time that the camera shutter is open. Shutters speed is also known as exposure time because it refers to the amount of time the light is exposed to the film or the sensor. In video, the shutter speed is the...
ISO controls the level of sensitivity to light. The lower the ISO, the less sensitive it is to light. Accordingly, the higher the ISO, the more sensitive it is to light. So, you would use a lower ISO, like 100, in bright daylight. On the other hand, if you only...