Cambridge in Colour - Photography Tutorials & Learning Community. How to Understand Aperture in 5 Simple Steps. 1.4K Flares1.4K Flares × Aperture is 1 of 3 factors that create an exposure so understanding aperture is a good way of getting to grips with taking an evenly exposed photo. There are also negative and creative effects of different apertures and this post will teach you what they are and how to use them to your advantage.
Section 1 – What exactly is the Aperture? The best way to understand aperture is to think of it as the controls for the pupil of an eye – the wider it gets, the more light it lets in. Together, the aperture, shutter speed and ISO produce an exposure. The diameter of the aperture changes to allow more or less light onto the sensor depending on the situation. Section 2 – How is Aperture measured and changed? Aperture is measured using something called the f-stop scale.
The scale is as follows: f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22. Next is where things begin to get a little harder. Here are a couple examples: This is what the aperture scale looks like in reality: Photography cheat sheet - Digital Camera World. In this quick tutorial we’ll show you how to choose the right AF points and weigh the pros and cons of single point vs area selection. Many people dream of turning their passion for photography into a full-time job, and in his brilliant infographic professional photographer Robert Sail guides you through some of the key steps and lessons you’ll learn from newbie to pro. Often we talk about the reasons why you should upgrade your camera, but rarely do we examine the reasons why you shouldn’t buy a new camera. Here is our checklist of 9 danger signs that you may not like a camera. What is TTL flash? In this tutorial we will help you take your first steps into ‘through-the-lens’ flash photography.
In this post we run through some of the most effective techniques for using your external flash unit, the most useful accessories, set-ups and more. Smartphone camera vs DSLR? Do you feel left out when other photographers start talking about lenses? 25 Simplified Helpful Photography Guide With Photo Cheat Sheet. Stay Updated to the Latest Blog Post! SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR FREE! Photography cheat sheets are an excellent reference for photographers that can be very helpful in guiding you about camera gears and photography techniques for amateurs as well as professionals.
On today’s post, I have collected this round-up of tips and hints that will get you to speed fast with your photography whether it’s your hobby or passion, whether you’re traveling or taking family photos, and whether you’re editing using Photoshop. Enjoy these cheat sheet guides and just follow the link to view and get the bigger picture. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Tagged as: cheat-sheet, guide, infographic, photography, Tips and Techniques ABOUT THE AUTHOR: WPD TEAMAurora Gatbonton and the rest of the WPD Blog Team wants you to get hitched with creativity, style, and technology. How I made it: Get High And Fly. 10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits. How do you take Portraits that have the ‘Wow’ factor? Today and tomorrow I want to talk about taking Portraits that are a little out of the box. You see it’s all very well and good to have a portrait that follows all the rules – but it hit me as I was surfing on Flickr today that often the most striking portraits are those that break all the rules. I want to look at some ways to break out of the mold and take striking portraits by breaking (or at least bending) the rules and adding a little randomness into your portrait photography.
I’ll share ten of these tips today and a further ten tomorrow (update: you can see the 2nd part here). 1. Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. Get up high and shoot down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up. 2. It is amazing how much the direction of your subject’s eyes can impact an image. A. B. 3. 4. Using techniques like slow synch flash can create an impressive wow factor. 5. Stolen Camera Finder - find your photos, find your camera. dZoom, Pasión por la Fotografia. Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010. Understanding Digital Camera Sensors.
A digital camera uses an array of millions of tiny light cavities or "photosites" to record an image. When you press your camera's shutter button and the exposure begins, each of these is uncovered to collect and store photons. Once the exposure finishes, the camera closes each of these photosites, and then tries to assess how many photons fell into each. The relative quantity of photons in each cavity are then sorted into various intensity levels, whose precision is determined by bit depth (0 - 255 for an 8-bit image).
Cavity Array Light Cavities However, the above illustration would only create grayscale images, since these cavities are unable to distinguish how much they have of each color. Color Filter Array Photosites with Color Filters A Bayer array consists of alternating rows of red-green and green-blue filters. Original Scene(shown at 200%) What Your Camera Sees(through a Bayer array) Note: Not all digital cameras use a Bayer array, however this is by far the most common setup.