Exposure?

What is it???
Exposure is the amount of light received by the image sensor during the process of taking photo. It will depends whether the picture is over expose or under expose.

Over expose: the picture is too bright
Under expose: the photo is too dark.


Aperture vs. Exposure

From the previous post, Aperture there is a picture to show you the size of the lens diaphragm.

When the aperture is set f/2 the diameter of the lens diaphragm is big which also means more light could be received by the image sensor. So the lower the aperture value, the bigger the lens diaphragm, the more light could go thru and you would not get a under expose picture! :D




Shutter Speed vs. Exposure

Remember I wrote that 1/50 means in 1 second it could open and close 50 times?
So what if 1/700? it could open and close 700 times in 1 second right?

In that case the time for the image sensor to received the light will be short so it might not be able to received enough light and your pictures would be under expose.

To use a high shutter speed you must make sure that the surrounding is bright or the ISO is high (so that it will be more sensitive to light) in order to have a good image! :)





It might be hard to adapt it all for now. But take your time to understand and play with your camera.

REMEMBER: The more you practice the better you are! :)

Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed is the timing of the shutter curtain (open and close). Example 1/50 means in 1 second the shutter curtain could open and close 50 times.





On the right the shutter speed is lower than the left. The camera could not capture the 'moment' fast therefore it is blur.

When taking photos of a moving object,such as sports you would want a sharp and clear picture therefore you need to set the shutter speed high.

Aperture!

What is aperture??
It is referred to the lens diaphragm opening inside a photographic lens.

 

The lower the value the bigger diaphragm. Then the background of the picture will be more blur just like the first picture from the right with a value of f/2.5.



While on the left the aperture value is high, f/32 therefore the background of the picture is clearer then the first picture.

Be Alert!

HAHAHA! This is funny!

But still be careful when you taking photos especially when you are finding the angle, there are cases out there..Because I won't want the world to loss another potential photographer! Be safe! :)

What is ISO??

ISO is a setting for you to control your DSLR sensitivity of light.

 Low ISO
Is used when the surrounding is bright like outdoors (sunny day) or bright rooms. 

When to use?
1. Shooting outdoors activity
2. Indoor events with good lighting


High ISO
Is needed when is dark like dim rooms and at night.

When to use?
1. Concert
2. Birthday Parties



Photographers try their best to take photos with lower ISO because when ISO is high it will affects the quality of the photos. As it will have noise.

                      

Low ISO

High ISO

You can see from the pictures the higher ISO has many boxes that we called it as noise than lower ISO which you don't want to get.

The range of the ISO is around 100 - 6000. The maximum ISO that a camera can achieve is depends on its model. It might be hard to control the ISO in the beginning but the more you practice the better you will be because PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! :)

If you want to improve your skill faster try to jump out from Auto mode :)

Instax 8

 The difference between a Instax 7s and Instax 8:
1. Instax 8 only needs 2 batteries whereas Instax 7s need 4 batteries!(Isn't that awesome!) Besides, the weight of the Instax 8 is lighter.

2. Instax 8 has 'High-Key' mode which allows your photos to be softer.


The film used for Instax 8 is the same as Instax 7s approximately 62mm x46mm because it is a size of a credit card you could keep it in your purse! You don't need to worry that it is too BIG! :D

Hope that I could get mine as soon as possible! :) gonna take photos with the family during Chinese New Year :D *Yeaahhh*