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What is photography?

Photography is a form of art that captures an image either, digitally or film. There are different types of photography, such as sports- photography, or fashion, glamour, nature etc.

Shutter Speed – How long a camera shutter is open when taking a photograph. It is a setting on your camera which allows you to control the length of time the shutter is open for. People change their settings because if for example, it is a sunny day, and the shutter is open too long, there will be too much light in the photo. Therefore, the image will be over exposed.

ISO – Is the sensitivity of the light within a photo.

Aperture – Is the size of the hole, which if the hole is big, light can enter. Whereas, if the hole is small, not much light can come through. Aperture is referred to the lens diaphragm opening inside a photographic lens. The size of the diaphragm opening in a camera lens that controls the amount of light passing through onto the film inside the camera the moment the shutter curtain in camera opens during an exposure process.

 

F Stop - Specifically has an effect on image characteristics, some of which may not be obvious to people who are using cameras for the first time.

 

Depth of field - is the amount of distance between the nearest and furthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph. An ideal selection Depth of field in a focused subject in an image can be quite slanted. It is all a matter of personal liking when trying to decide the appropriate use of DOF to improve an effect in a photograph

Focal Length - describes the distance from the front of the lens to where it focuses light on the sensor or film plane. Focal length affects the field of view or how wide a scene you can capture with your camera and the overall magnification.