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5 Ways Depth of Field Preview Can Save Your Photograph
When composing a photograph, it's important to know what elements are in focus and what aren't. That's where the Depth of Field preview button helps! -
Quick Tips to Better Landscape Photography
6 quick and easy tips to consider when photographing in the outdoors. Take your photography to the next level! -
Photographing a Lunar Eclipse
The next Lunar Eclipse will be Dec 20 - 21, 2010; here are some exposure tips to help you photograph it! -
Back to the Basics: Exposure Triangle
We have just taken complete control over the image exposure, depth of field and sharpness! Say goodbye to Auto mode! -
Back to the Basics: Aperture / F-stop part 2
If you want your foreground, middle ground and background to all be in focus, then you should choose a smaller aperture (f/16, f/22). If you want to replicate the effect of your photo that had just the foreground in focus, then try f/4 or f/2.8. -
Back to the Basics: ISO
ISO is a measurement of how sensitive the film or digital sensor is to light. It's not just for your film cameras. Although you're not loading a digital camera with a specific speed of film, setting the ISO is just as important. -
Back to the Basics: Shutter Speed
Shutter speed determines the amount of time that the shutter is open. It's measured in fractions of seconds. As with Aperture, from one shutter speed to the next, the time is halved or doubled. -
Back to the Basics: Aperture / F-stop
When shooting in lower light, you need a larger aperture setting on your camera (larger hole). When shooting in brighter light, you need a smaller aperture setting (smaller hole). Changing the size of the hole controls the amount of light that hits the sensor / film. Aperture is measured by f-stops. You may have seen them written this way: f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11 f/16, etc -
Control Depth of Field with F-stops, lens selection and distance to subject
At its simplest, Depth of Field (DOF) is the area that's in focus in a photograph, from near ground to background. There are several ways to control your DOF: