The first time I try using a DSRL camera, it was not as easy as I thought it be. I thought it would magically give you beautiful picture, but that wasn't the case you need skill to go with it. Auto was ok for a while but I just want to learn a better way to do it.
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- Aperture - The size of the opening of the lens
- Bigger the size the more light come through
- F-number
- Small = bigger aperture
- Big = smaller aperture
- Depth of Field - how much of image is in focus
- Shallow - subject is it focus but not the foreground or background (need smaller F-number )
- Wide/ Large - a lot of the image is in focus
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| shallow depth of field / low f number / more light in (big aperture) |
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| wide depth of field / high f number / less light in (small aperture) |
- Shutter speed -how fast shutter open and close / how long exposure
- high shutter speed = less exposure
- sharper, still picture
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| fast exposure/ give no time to move = still |
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| slow exposure/ allow blur |
- ISO - sensitivity to light
- higher = more noise / grain (dotted) desaturated or over saturated
