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What is ISO in photography? A complete guide to understanding ISO

What is ISO in photography? A complete guide to understanding ISO

Feb 28, 2023 by Alex Baker Leave a Comment
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What exactly is ISO in photography? You’ve probably heard of it when someone shouts random numbers at you at a camera club. It seems important. Maybe it influences exposure? Can it make your images brighter or more grainy or less sharp, or all of those?

It might seem a bit mysterious at first, but ISO is pretty straightforward, and is the final key to understanding the exposure triangle. Here we will chat about all things ISO related and demystify this final clue to the exposure puzzle.

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What is Aperture in Photography? A Complete Guide

What is Aperture in Photography? A Complete Guide

Feb 7, 2023 by Alex Baker Leave a Comment
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Understanding Aperture in photography is understanding one of the fundamentals of how your camera works. It’s one of the three important points of the exposure triangle (along with shutter speed and ISO). By understanding Aperture, you’ll be well on your way to shooting perfect exposures and having maximum creative control over your images.

You don’t have to understand Aperture to take great photos. However, if you want to increase your chances of taking great images every time you head out with your camera, it certainly helps. The aperture is the hole in your lens that opens and closes to let light into the camera. It has a significant effect on both exposure and depth of field (DOF) in the image. However, it can be a little confusing at first and can often seem counterintuitive, particularly for new photographers.

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Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

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