May is National Photo Month and a great time to polish up your basic photography skills. This month we will be focusing on photography fundamentals. Understanding how your camera works, which button controls what function, and just exactly why does a large f-stop equal a small aperture. We'll also be highlighting some of the pioneers of photography that helped pave the way for current photographers.
Today, let's start off with understanding just exactly what is a camera. A camera is a tool. At it's most basic form a camera is a box that holds a lights-sensitive medium (film/digital sensor/etc) and controls when light strikes that medium. Every camera operates on this basic premise, control when and how light strikes the recording medium. All the other controls are just fine-tuning the process...(read more)
Today, let's start off with understanding just exactly what is a camera. A camera is a tool. At it's most basic form a camera is a box that holds a lights-sensitive medium (film/digital sensor/etc) and controls when light strikes that medium. Every camera operates on this basic premise, control when and how light strikes the recording medium. All the other controls are just fine-tuning the process...(read more)
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