Here is a very good article discussing exposure.Sure, a digital SLR can sort it all out for you in a heartbeat, but it wouldn’t hurt to know a bit more about it, would it?
Why Exposure Matters
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Exposure, Aperture and Shutter Speed Explained.
A good guide for people new to photography.
Exposure, Aperture and Shutter Speed.
Exposure is a combination of two fundamental camera settings – aperture diameter and shutter speed. Many combinations will give the right exposure, but each will have differences is depth of field, motion blur, and so on. This guide will teach you all you need to know so that you can get the right exposure and the right artisitic effect every time.
via Amateur Snapper | Exposure, Aperture and Shutter Speed Explained.
Understanding Histograms (the things that look like mountains!)
The very first time i saw a Histogram on the LCD screen of my 300D, I wondered what the hell had happened. I didn’t remember taking a shoot of a black lump on a white background. Having a quick look around to make sure no one was watching, I grabbed the manual. Ahhh, it is digital representation of the exposure of the photo I just took.
Understanding the histogram is one of the first things I would suggest to people new to using a digital camera. Now, because I am so hopeless at explaining it, I thought I would link you, the good reader, up with a very good explanation thanks to the good people at Luminous landscape. Read on for histogrammy goodness.
Possibly the most useful tool available in digital photography is the histogram. It could also well be the least understood. In this article we will look at what a camera histogram tells the photographer and how best to utilize that information.
