What is an Exposure Stop?
Photography at it's most basic is about capturing the light. It's about using science to capture the image we see in front of us using nothing more than glass and media. Capturing light is all about exposure – too much
What is Dynamic Range in Photography?
Learn exactly what dynamic range is with this complete guide. Often, you’ll find yourself shooting in a situation where there’s lots of light, or in a place where there’s very little. What do you do if you find yourself in
Understanding Metering Modes: Spot vs. Center-Weighted vs. Matrix
You may have seen something called ‘Metering Mode’ on one of your camera’s menus, and wondered what it is and what it does. It’s also called ‘Camera Metering’, Exposure Metering or just ‘Metering’. You may be wondering why this matters
How to Use Your Camera’s Exposure Meter
You’ve mastered the basics of working in your camera’s Manual mode by using shutter speed, ISO and aperture to control your exposure. But how can you tell if your image is going to be properly exposed, other than by trial
Creative Exposure: Underexposing and Overexposing
How to Get Creative with Exposure As a beginner photographer, you’re probably taking getting the correct exposure very seriously – and that’s good. But what if I were to tell you that there is no such thing as right
The Exposure Triangle for Beginners
What is the Exposure Triangle? In the last few articles, we discussed aperture, ISO and shutter speed as separate things, but I also mentioned that they must work together to create a properly exposed image. This may sound quite
Understanding ISO
How Does ISO Work? The last two articles concentrated on aperture and shutter speed, and their relation to each other. This time we’re going to look at ISO and how this connects with the other two. ISO actually stands