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What is Digital Photography?

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If you have ever asked the salesman in the local camera shop about digital photography, you probably got some long winded answer that involved pixels, shutter speeds, and white balance... more

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Understanding Exposure

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Exposure is the single most important factor that will establish whether your photograph is brilliant or painfully boring... more

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Understanding Aperture

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Aperture is one of two key settings that are in charge of how a camera captures light. Together with shutter speed, these two components directly control a photograph's exposure. The capture of light may seem simple, but the process itself can be quite complex... more

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Understanding Shutter Speed

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Shutter speed is the second cornerstone of photography - and just as important as aperture. The term shutter speed is slightly misleading as it doesn't measure how fast the shutter opens and closes. Instead, it measures the length of time that the shutter remains open for a single shot... more

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Understanding ISO

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The term ISO is taken from the Greek word isos, meaning equal. In modern digital photography, the ISO refers to the sensitivity of your camera's sensor to light... more

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Simple Techniques for Powerful Pics

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Ask anyone what makes a good picture and you'll get a wide variety of opinions: 'a beatiful waterfall', or 'a breath-taking sunset'. But stunning photographs are much more than subject matter. It's important to understand the visual language of what makes a photograph successful... more

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