As I look back on the digital photography class we just taught, one of the hardest concepts for the students to grasp and master is how the 3 pieces of the exposure triangle affect one another. If only I had a… virtual camera – that would show the results of increasing the ISO, lower the shutter speed or changing the f/stop. Now I’ve
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Jenn and I have just started another 6 week class at our local community college on digital photography. And we always start the class with the basics – exposure. If you don’t get a good exposure, you won’t ever get a good picture. So I thought it was worthwhile to repost our 4 part series on The Mystery of the Exposure Triangle Revealed. Part
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This week we’ll talk about one of the three points of our exposure triangle – ISO. ISO is a throw-back from the film days where the ISO speed described the speed of the film. In digital photography it simply means how sensitive the camera is to light. Or stated another way, how bright or how dim the light can be and still get a
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A basic to understand for any photographer whether still using film or shooting with a digital camera is to understand the relationship of the three components of a good exposure that gets you a good picture. Over the next three Fridays we’ll discuss in depth each aspect of this relationship and how they interact. So let’s set some basic groundwork first. Exposure is letting
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We have been having a blast teaching our Digital Photography Master Class. In this 4-session class we are exploring the finer points of exposure, photography inside and outside, and post-processing your images. We’ll be running it again soon – make sure to stop by to see when! One great example we made for the class is a comparison of using your camera at a
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