Nikon D800 | Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 Pro FX | ISO 400 | 1/640 sec | F2.8 Photo: Abby Ferguson Understanding shutter speed, aperture and ISO can be overwhelming for beginner photographers. Even once ...

Compared to ISO and aperture, shutter speed is a relatively straightforward concept to understand. It's the period of time that a camera's sensor (or film) is exposed to light after you hit the ...

Jo Plumridge is a British writer and photographer who specializes in design, travel and comedy pieces. As a photographer, she focuses on portraiture. This post was originally published on the ...

Photography can be so much more expressive when you venture beyond point-and-shoot. For newbies stepping up to a more capable camera, such as an advanced compact, a mirrorless compact system camera, ...

With the Sony Cybershot as with any other camera, proper exposure is the key to a great photograph. Good exposure is achieved when the aperture, or size of the lens opening, shutter speed and sensor ...

Last week I talked about aperture, depth of field and how to use them to your advantage. Today is about aperture’s kissing cousin: shutter speed. Like aperture, shutter speed controls the amount of ...

Hopefully our guides to ISO, aperture and shutter speed have made those photographic terms a little less daunting than they once were. If you now feel like you understand those concepts and are ...

Ever see a photograph with a dreamy, out-of-focus background? Or perhaps a landscape with pin-sharp details from the closest foreground elements all the way to distant clouds? Aperture is what allows ...

A much more important value is the size of the camera's aperture, commonly listed as an f-number. The f-number is a ratio between the focal length and size of the hole, and tells you how much light ...