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.
In my earlier article, I did some explanation on Shutter Speed Shutter speed is the setting on your camera that decides how long the shutter should open. The longer the shutter opens, the more the amount of light is captured on the sensor. This is a mirror though, behind it is the shutter, which is…
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…
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…
I’m sure you take pictures. I’m sure you know that flash is really helpful for taking pictures in areas that are not well-lit. I’m sure you also know that it is pretty common to come by pictures that are taken with flash that turned out to be over-exposed, people end up looking like they’re 0.5…
