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How To Get The Perfect Exposure

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How To Get The Perfect Exposure

Unfortunately there is no easy method to get the perfect exposure in a photograph. As with all pursuits if we were able to expose all of our photographs perfectly then I imagine you would lose interest in the hobby of photography fairly quickly.
Part of the enjoyment we gain from photography is the thrill of trying [...]

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Understanding ISO

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Understanding ISO

In traditional film photography the ISO was a measure of the sensitivity of camera film to light. If you were shooting in low light conditions you needed to use a type of film that was more sensitive to light (had a higher ISO number) in order to get a decent shot. The big drawback for [...]

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Understanding Shutter Priority (TV) Mode

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Shutter Priority Mode (TV)

Selecting the TV mode on your digital SLR puts it into shutter priority mode. In this mode you have full control over the shutter speed and are free to set it to any value your camera allows (typically between 30 seconds and 1/1000 of a sec.
Once you have set the shutter speed the camera will [...]

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The Exposure Triangle

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The Exposure Triangle

Before you start improving your photography it is absolutely essential that you get it clear in your mind what ‘exposure’ is and what 3 factors in your camera affect exposure.
The exposure triangle is something many amateur photographers have heard of but few understand fully. Be sure to read this page a few times until you [...]

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Exposure Compensation

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When shooting in any of your cameras automatic modes or even Aperture Priority (AV) or Shutter Priority(TV) modes it is still possible to get it wrong. Modern DSLR cameras do a pretty good job of exposing photographs correctly. Your camera will generally try an expose for the average tone of grey in your scene. This [...]

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