Photography Foundations: Exposure (part 2)

Gain a deeper understanding of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings, as well as how these settings expand your artistic options in any photographic situation.

Introduction

• Develop an eye for exposure
• What you need to know

1. Shutter Speed in Depth

• Shoot sharp images
• Autofocus or shutter speed problem?
• Shutter speed increments
• Shutter priority mode
• Assess your camera’s high ISO options

2. Aperture in Depth

• Depth of field defined
• How aperture affects depth of field
• Other depth of field factors
• Depth of field and focusing
• Aperture priority mode
• Priority modes and exposure compensation
• Lens speed
• Preview depth of field
• Depth of field in the real world

3. More Shooting Modes

• Manual mode
• Scene modes
• 3-channel histograms
• Autofocus and autoexposure locks

4. Shooting Strategies

• White balance defined
• Shooting raw
• Exposure strategy
• Shoot with post-production in mind

Conclusion

• Where to go from here