Understanding Manual Exposure apertures bracketing challenging exposures f/stops iso light meter manual exposure metering modes over exposure shutter speeds under exposure

Exposure Definition: The total amount of light allowed to reach the photographic medium (image sensor or film) while photographing.

  • The Matrix of Exposure
  • ISOs, Shutter Speeds, Apertures
  • The Light Meter
  • Metering Modes
  • Over & Under Exposure (Bracketing)
  • Challenging Exposures

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Lens Focus ai servo auto focus modes continuous auto focus lens focus manual focus mode single auto focus single focusing point

Focusing is your camera’s system of moving the lens in and out so that the sharpest possible image is projected onto your camera’s sensor. 

  • Focusing Areas and Modes
  • Single or Multiple focusing points.
  • One-Shot / Single Auto Focus and Ai Servo 
  • Continuous Auto Focus.
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Lenses & Focal Length focal length lenses perspective prime lenses telephoto wide angle zoom lenses

Lenses are a vital part of our camera. They allow us a lot of creative possibilities in many different ways...

  • Lenses & Focal Length: Wide Angle, Telephoto, Standard, Prime & Zoom Lenses 
  • Lenses & Perspective: How each lens affects your images.

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Image Quality, Size and File Formats digital cameras image qulity image size jpeg raw tiff

Image Size

Image size is the dimension (width x height) in Pixels. 
Cameras usually offer three sizes: Small, Medium and Large, using your camera's highest resolution (Megapixel). 

Image Quality

Refers to the JPG compression level. Cameras can offer 2 or 3 options. Canon Cameras...

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Camera Formats & Types camera formats camera types cameras cropped sensor full frame large format learn photography medium format small format

We can define and categorize cameras in two different ways. We can talk about them in terms of the type of cameras, or we can talk about the format.

Now, by type, we can refer to cameras in many different ways. We can refer to them in terms of brand. I've got a Canon, and I've got a Nikon. We can...

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Intro To Image Capture camera obscura cameras drawing. light photography photos & graphos

Photography comprises two Greek terms: photos & graphos, where photos mean light, and graphos means drawing.

Every time we use the camera to take pictures, we're just reading and interpreting light.

Without light, we cannot take photographs.

Now, cameras come in all sorts of brands and shapes...

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Photography To Get Fit! learn photography

Introduction

Physical exercise is essential for maintaining good health and preventing chronic diseases while boosting mood, energy, and cognitive function. However, many people struggle to find motivation and enjoyment in traditional forms of exercise, such as running on a treadmill or lifting...

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