What is focal length of a lens is a question asked by several new photographers or someone who just bought his or her first DSLR. You hear…
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T-Stop stands for Transmission Stops and defines the actual amount of light that passes through a lens. All lenses absorb a part of the light that passes…
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The term exposure in photography stands for a combination of Aperture, shutter speed and ISO. The image that your camera will produce after adjusting these three pillars…
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ISO actually stands for International Organization for Standardization. In photography world, it defines the level of sensitivity of your camera’s sensor to available light. ISO presets on…
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Shutter speed is measured in fraction of a second. The numbers indicated for shutter speed on your camera are all fractions of 1 second, for example 1/60,…
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To understand shutter speed, lets first understand what shutter is. In simple words, a shutter is a like a curtain (but not an actual piece of cloth…
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A most often asked question about aperture is how to decide which aperture to shoot at? Honestly, there are no fixed presets for this. The answer to…
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“Circle of confusion” is a term used to explain the exact opposite of Depth of Field. While DOF means how much of the picture is sharp and…
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It is safe to conclude that all that Aperture does is control the flow of light to the sensor but the big question is what effect does…
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f-stop is a term or a measurement [or just call it a setting on your camera for easier understanding] that defines how wide the aperture is open…