HOW TO TAKE BETTER PHOTOS

HOW TO TAKE BETTER PHOTOS!

The trick for taking a picture that shows exactly what we want it to

show is a combination of the shutter speed, the exposure time and the ISO.!

SHUTTER SPEED!

Depending on the shutter speed we regulate the amount of light that

enters the camera, this is translated into a higher or lower depth of field.

You can check the highest and lowest shutter speeds on your camera lens,

marked with an “f”.!

The lowest “f” means higher depth of field. It concentrates more light and everything on

the screen is on focus.!

The highest “f” means lower depth field. This means we can choose where to focus.!

SHUTTER SPEED!

EXPOSURE TIME!

The amount of time that the diafragma is open.

If there’s a lot of ambient light, the exposure time will be short, but if the photo is taken in dark atmospheres

the exposure time will be longer. Exposure is also important when

photographing moving objects.!

1/30 Longer exposure time allows

capturing the movement of water.!

EXPOSURE TIME!

1/125 Short exposure time to

capture the water at one exact moment without

“movement”!

ISO / ASA!

It shows the sensitivity of the “film” to the light.

A lower ISO (for example 100) means lower sensitivity and viceversa.

We need to think about exposure time depending on the ISO we have. !

ISO / ASA!

These images are taken with the same exposure time but with 4 different types of

ISO. You can see the difference between film sensitivity and the brightness/darkness of

the image.!

WHITE BALANCE!

It’s used to avoid color predominance. It adjusts the brightest part of the

scene and identifies it as “white” and the darkest one as “black”!

The same picture with different white balances.!

Wikipedia!

WHITE BALANCE!

FRAMING!

The “rule of thirds” is a perfect trick for good framing.

You have to imagine that the scene is separated by two horizontal and two

vertical lines. In a lot of digital cameras they appear automatically on

the screen.!

Canonistas!

FRAMING!

The idea is to align the horizon with the horizontal lines and create balance arranging the objects with the lines.!

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