February 2008

f-Stop, Shutter Speed, and all that jazz

Welcome back!Shutter Speed and f-stop settings work together in creating the exposure. The best analogy I’ve seen is to think of getting the desired exposure as a filling a bucket. It takes a certain amount of water to fill the bucket. You can pour water very quickly for a short time, or you can pour […]

A few Definitions

Those who are new to photography are likely to get lost in the blizzard of terminology and acronyms that starts when you read the owners manual for your first camera. Here is a list of terms you’re likely to run into and a (hopefully) simple explanation of what they mean.

Aperture
The size of the opening […]

A Look At Your Aperture

One of the terms that you’re going to run into when dealing with cameras, both digital and film, is aperture. The American Heritage® Dictionary defines the word aperture as “1. An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit.”
The aperture in a camera is the opening in the front that allows light through to […]