Understanding Exposure - ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed Explained

What controls exposure? ISO ratings determine the image sensor’s sensitivity to light, each value of the rating represents a “stop” of light, and each incremental ISO number (up or down) represents a doubling or halving of the sensor’s sensitivity to light. The Aperture controls the lens’ diaphragm, which controls the amount of light traveling through the lens to the film plane. The aperture setting is indicated by the f-number, whereas each f-number represents a “stop” of light. The Shutter Speed indicates the speed in which the curtain opens then closes, and each shutter speed value also represents a “stop” of light. When these three elements are combined, they represent a given exposure value (EV) for a given setting. ISO Speed ISO is actually an acronym, which stands for International Standards Organization. Aperture A lens’s aperture is the opening in the diaphragm that determines the amount of focused light passing through the lens. Shutter Speed What is "Auto Bracketing"? Conclusion

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Focusing Basics | Aperture and Depth of Field Depth of Field Depth of Field (DOF) is the front-to-back zone of a photograph in which the image is razor sharp. As soon as an object (person, thing) falls out of this range, it begins to lose focus at an accelerating degree the farther out of the zone it falls; e.g. closer to the lens or deeper into the background. With any DOF zone, there is a Point of Optimum focus in which the object is most sharp. There are two ways to describe the qualities of depth of field - shallow DOF or deep DOF. Aperture The aperture is the opening at the rear of the lens that determines how much light travels through the lens and falls on the image sensor. Small vs Large Aperture Manipulating the aperture is the easiest and most often utilized means to adjust Depth of Field. Aperture Range The aperture range identifies the widest to smallest range of lens openings, i.e. f/1.4 (on a super-fast lens) to f/32, with incremental “stops” in between (f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, and f/22). Conclusion

Camera Modes | Understanding DSLR Camera Shooting Modes Auto Mode Automatic Exposure is when the camera chooses the optimum shutter speed, aperture, ISO and flash settings for your shot. All you need to do is point and shoot. This can be good if you have no idea of what settings to choose and also when you need to shoot quickly. The shot here is perfectly exposed as the day is well lit, though auto-exposure may struggle in situations where the light is uneven, and it tends to trigger the flash even when it’s not necessary. Portrait Mode Portrait mode will “think” that there is a subject in the foreground of the frame and choose a shallow depth of field in order to keep the human subject in focus but the background blurred. Macro Mode Macro mode is very useful to take a photograph of an image smaller than your hand. Landscape Mode Landscape mode usually uses a small aperture (high f/number) to create a well focused image from the foreground into the distance (on old style cameras, the setting was ‘infinity’ represented by a sideways figure 8).

Vinnare 2016 | Årets Bild Årets Bild Årets Bild: Magnus Wennman (Aftonbladet) Juryns motivering: Årets Bild är tagen av en extremt stilsäker fotograf med en medvetenhet om vad som händer både inuti och utanför kameran. Det är en empatisk, mogen fotograf som har något på hjärtat. Årets Bild skriker inte ut sitt budskap; det är en poetisk bild som med sin skönhet fängslar oss och ger oss lust att stanna upp och betrakta den för att tränga in i berättelsen. Bilden förmedlar normalitet i en onormal situation. Årets Fotograf Årets fotograf: Anders Hansson (Dagens Nyheter) Juryns motivering: Juryn får ett starkt intryck av Årets Fotograf i en portfolio med ett klassiskt tillvägagångssätt till bildjournalistik. Årets Fotograf har arbetat hårt under 2015; han har rest mycket men har också gjort projekt hemma i Sverige. Nyhetsbild Sverige 1:a pris Anders Hansson (Dagens Nyheter) Juryns motivering: Bilden sammanfattar årets viktigaste nyhet i Europa, ur svenskt perspektiv. 2:a pris Urban Andersson (Aftonbladet) Nyhetsbild Utland

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