Canon’s Online DSLR Simulator
Canon Canada’s site has a nifty little simulator that lets beginners get a taste of how Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO affect the look and exposure of a DSLR camera. Visit the siteRead More
Aperture
How to Find your Lens’ Sweet Spot
You may have heard it before – every lens has a preferred f-stop where it takes the sharpest and clearest picture… but how do you tell? What is a lens sweet spot? It’s something you’ve probably heard mentioned before, but all a lens’ sweet spot means is the aperture setting at which it is the Read MoreRead More
A Visual Guide to Exposure
This reference from the Exposure guide demonstrates the trade offs of the three elements of exposure. When these three elements are combined, they represent a given exposure value (EV) for a given setting. Any change in any one of the three elements will have a measurable and specific impact on how the remaining two elements Read MoreRead More
The Fundamentals of Exposure (Infographic)
Here’s our infographic covering the three basic elements of exposure (Aperture/Iris, Shutter Speed, and ISO/Gain) and the tradeoffs when adjusting any of these elements.Read More
Lens Diffraction – What is it and how does it affect your images?
Lens Diffraction can affect your digital photography in a negative way by decreasing the overall sharpness of an image. Patrick Hall of Fstoppers.com explains what lens diffraction is, what causes it, and how different apertures affect sharpness on real world objects.Read More
The Three Basics of Photography
Matthew Gore of LightandMatter.org explains the three parts of getting a proper exposure: Aperture (or Iris – for us video folk), Shutter Speed, and ISO.Read More
Canon DSLR basic tips: Aperture, Focusing and Monitoring
This video from the Canon Learning Center takes a look at some some basic ideas for holding focus, some tips and tricks for shooting in the field, and devices you can use to assist with focus.Read More
Shutter Speed
From: digitaljuicetv – Eric explains how your camera’s imaging chip interacts with the shutter, to show you how shutter speeds affect the look of your video.Read More