aperture

Why There is No Such Thing as a Correct Exposure

Exposure Quiz Photo A

Perhaps the most common question all beginner photographers ask is “What exposure settings do I use to get the correct exposure?” Simply put, they want to know what specific ISO, shutter speed and aperture settings to use to get their photograph “correct.” Somehow, they feel that if they don’t use the right settings, their photo will be “wrong.” Read more »

Exposure Cheat Sheet

Exposure Cheat Sheet

I made this Exposure Cheat Sheet to help you quickly identify how the three components of the exposure triangle (ISO, shutter speed, and aperture) effect your exposure.  Read more »

Understanding Aperture Priority Mode in 3 Steps

Aperture Priority Mode

The first tutorial in this series, Understanding Your Camera’s Shooting Modes, gave an overview over the different shooting modes on a digital camera. In this tutorial, I’ll take a closer look at aperture priority mode. Specifically, I’ll explain when is the best time you would want to use the aperture priority mode. Read more »

For Bokeh Use a Large Aperture

To get nice bokeh, you need to have shallow depth of field. To do this, use a large aperture (small f-stop #).

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Landscape Photography

For landscape photographs, use a small aperture (high f/stop) to increase depth-of-field.

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15 Examples of Dreamy Bokeh

Red Tulips

Bokeh is a term used to describe the aesthetic quality of the blur in a photograph.  Photos taken with large apertures have shallow depth of field, which creates blur around the aresa of the scene that are out of focus.  Bokeh is a desired look that many photographers strive to achieve in their images. Read more »

Understanding Aperture in 3 Steps

Tiff in Times Square

This tutorial is a supplement to my Understanding Exposure in 7 Steps article and completes my series on the exposure triangle. I’ve saved aperture for last because it can be difficult to understand without having the proper basics down. So if you haven’t, please read my previous articles to get up to speed. Read more »

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