Aperture
Aperture is a small hole in the lens that lets a certain amount of light in the camera. Aperture is measured with numbers ranging from f/1.4 to f/22. The weird part about aperture is that the smaller the number the larger the aperture is. This concept also applies for the larger numbers because the larger the number the smaller the aperture is. For example if your aperture was f/1.4 then the aperture would be very wide letting in a lot of light while if you had a aperture of f/22 than the hole would be very small letting a very small amount of light in. When you have a small aperture it gives you a larger depth of field making the whole picture look more in focus (picture on the right). When you have a wide aperture then the opposite happens and you have a shallow depth of field making only part of the picture be in focus while the other parts are not in focus (picture on the left).
Aperture is a small hole in the lens that lets a certain amount of light in the camera. Aperture is measured with numbers ranging from f/1.4 to f/22. The weird part about aperture is that the smaller the number the larger the aperture is. This concept also applies for the larger numbers because the larger the number the smaller the aperture is. For example if your aperture was f/1.4 then the aperture would be very wide letting in a lot of light while if you had a aperture of f/22 than the hole would be very small letting a very small amount of light in. When you have a small aperture it gives you a larger depth of field making the whole picture look more in focus (picture on the right). When you have a wide aperture then the opposite happens and you have a shallow depth of field making only part of the picture be in focus while the other parts are not in focus (picture on the left).
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is the amount of time the shutter is open. The shutter is a part in the lens that opens and closes to let a different amount of light in. if the camera is set to have a very long shutter speed such as 10 seconds whatever happens in front of the camera is put into the picture. In the picture on the left the shutter speed was set to about 7 seconds and had the model stand very still so that the image of her would not be blurry while I outlined her with a light. Because the camera was exposed to the light in the way I moved the light it shows in the pictures. If you have a fast shutter speed such as 1/400 then if there is anything moving the shutter will be so fast then the camera will capture whatever is happening in that 1/400 of a second. Fast shutter speed is very good for sport pictures. The picture on the left is an example of slow shutter speed while the picture on the right is an example of fast shutter.
Shutter speed is the amount of time the shutter is open. The shutter is a part in the lens that opens and closes to let a different amount of light in. if the camera is set to have a very long shutter speed such as 10 seconds whatever happens in front of the camera is put into the picture. In the picture on the left the shutter speed was set to about 7 seconds and had the model stand very still so that the image of her would not be blurry while I outlined her with a light. Because the camera was exposed to the light in the way I moved the light it shows in the pictures. If you have a fast shutter speed such as 1/400 then if there is anything moving the shutter will be so fast then the camera will capture whatever is happening in that 1/400 of a second. Fast shutter speed is very good for sport pictures. The picture on the left is an example of slow shutter speed while the picture on the right is an example of fast shutter.
ISO
Iso is the sensitivity to light. The lower the iso the less sensitive the camera is to light while the higher the iso the more sensitive the camera is to the light. With increased sensitivity it allows you to take pictures with low light but having higher iso comes with a cost. The higher the iso the more "noise" there is in the photo. An example when iso comes into play is when you are inside verses inside. during the day because it is so I set my iso setting to 100. But if it is dark then I would use an iso of about 1600.
Iso is the sensitivity to light. The lower the iso the less sensitive the camera is to light while the higher the iso the more sensitive the camera is to the light. With increased sensitivity it allows you to take pictures with low light but having higher iso comes with a cost. The higher the iso the more "noise" there is in the photo. An example when iso comes into play is when you are inside verses inside. during the day because it is so I set my iso setting to 100. But if it is dark then I would use an iso of about 1600.
White Balance
White balance is telling the camera what is white. White balance is also a way to change colors to make the picture more realistic. Most light sources (sun, light bulbs, flashlights, etc) do not produce white color. For example if you have a white piece of paper and you put it out side it will look very white but if you put in under different kinds of light the color might be different so the white balance insures that no matter what light you have the picture will look natural. For example the picture on the left is more yellow than the picture on the right because i changed the white balance for the light inside.
White balance is telling the camera what is white. White balance is also a way to change colors to make the picture more realistic. Most light sources (sun, light bulbs, flashlights, etc) do not produce white color. For example if you have a white piece of paper and you put it out side it will look very white but if you put in under different kinds of light the color might be different so the white balance insures that no matter what light you have the picture will look natural. For example the picture on the left is more yellow than the picture on the right because i changed the white balance for the light inside.