Shutter speed is what you want to change when you want to show movement in your picture or when you want to take an incredibly clear shot, a moment in time, without any blur of movement at all.  The slower the shutter speed is, the more movement the camera will capture. The three main adjustable [...]

We were recently asked about the inner workings or physics behind depth of field, in other words, why does a smaller aperture create more depth of field whereas a large aperture results in a smaller depth of field. For those who aren’t familiar with depth of field it’s simply the amount of “stuff” in focus [...]

We’ve already taught that the aperture is measured in f-stops and that the smaller the number, the bigger the opening. The reason for this is because each measurement is actually the fraction of f/(number) IE f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, etc. The f simply stands for the lens’ focal length. That way no matter what [...]

* This button is used to lock exposure in one area of the frame then recompose the photograph. Set your exposure mode to “center weighted” or “spot metering” then position this point on the area you wish to have correctly exposed. Push in the AE-AL Lock button to set and lock the exposure, then (without [...]

Modern digital cameras give you choices as to how the sensor records the information it receives when you take a picture. JPG (large-fine): these are normal digital camera images. Use this setting. Cameras create JPG images from raw image sensor data. This raw data disappears as soon as the JPG image is recorded. With JPG [...]