About Me I am a photographer living in Orange County, CA. Having been heavily influenced by photojournalistic approaches to the art, I prefer shooting in dynamic or adventure situations.

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Understanding Shutter Speed

Posted on January 01, 2008 by Jake Reinig in Articles | No Comments

There are three components to every exposure: shutter speed, aperture, and ISO speed. In order to get a correct exposure, each of these three values must be adjusted in a relationship. We’ll look at how that relationship works in a subsequent article, but for now, we’ll look at shutter speed. The shutter on your camera [...]

Understanding Aperture

Posted on January 01, 2008 by Jake Reinig in Articles | No Comments

There are three components to every exposure: aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. In order to get a correct exposure, each of these three values must be adjusted in a relationship. We’ll look at how that relationship works in a subsequent article, but for now, we’ll look at aperture. Aperture controls two aspects of every photo. [...]

Putting It Together: Understanding Exposure

Posted on January 01, 2008 by Jake Reinig in Articles | No Comments

In previous sections, we’ve looked at each of the individual puzzle pieces that go into making a final exposure. To recap: Shutter speed controls motion blur (or lack thereof) as well as the amount of time that light can strike the sensor (or film). The longer we keep the shutter open, the more light that [...]