Explanation of photography jargon to a beginner?
I guess I need to at least get to know some photography jargon in order to improve my photos. Can anyone explain the meaning of…?
Exposure
Aperture
Framing & Composition
ISO
I see stuff like 35mm or 70mm on cameras, what is this?
I’ll probably come back next time with more questions on photography terms, so please help with these first!!! Thanks… =)
Hi, thanks for the feedback but please try your best to explain these terms… I searched them on Wikipedia but couldn’t understand the explanations, so please try to make them as simple as possible. Thanks.
Answers in easy form: -
Exposure – lengh of time light is allowed in to the camera, the longer the exposure the brighter the photo. Night photos have a slow long exposure but make things blury.
Aperture – The amout of light allowed in to the camera, similar to the above but can get technical. A larger aperture (a lower number) will allow a faster photo – more light, brigher! (large aperture lens are expensive but good).
Framing & Composition – Positioning the camera makes all the difference. Frame the subject to make it look nice and exclude any odd items.
ISO – In basic, the lower the ISO the better the quality. Low ISO can require good lighting conditions
35mm or 70mm – The higher the number the longer the lens can see. i.e. 500mm is good for shooting wildlife from a long distance. 15mm is good for indoors, short range.
Jx
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