The year comes to an end and I’m sure most of you are looking forward to end your year with that purchase long-intended. Furthermore, it’s holiday season! Paycheck + Bonus (sorry if you don’t have) and of course, the DCIM Show 2011 here in KL.

BUT WAIT! Before you plop your cash on THAT piece of glass, how about getting to know your usual focal length?
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One of the most common questions a person fresh in photography would ask would be what those numbers on those lens mean. Or to put it in a simpler manner – what da heck does the 18-55mm and the 1:3.5 – 5.6 on the lenses mean?

Let’s see if my simplistic explanation is helpful.

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In my earlier article – Digital SLR Beginner – Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO, I did a brief explanation on what APERTURE is like and how it works in controlling the amount of light that enters your camera.

In this article, I will expound more on what is aperture and I will also be showing you how aperture can be used to achieve beautiful effects for your shots.

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Digital SLRs are dirt cheap these days. We see more and more people purchasing Digital SLR on a daily basis but quite often these newbies are also pretty much disappointed at how they were promised beautiful pictures yet fail to achieve.

The most common problem would be the lack of understanding of Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO – the 3 fundamentals of capturing image, and capturing it properly.

In fact many I’ve got to know many who are new when it comes to photography, and it’s been the same question time and again and I’ve been spending quite a fair bit of time explaining this and that. So now here it is – my (simplified, as usual) version of explaining how Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO works.

While far from being the best when it comes to explaining the fundamentals, I do hope you still gain some knowledge after reading this article.

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