What Is Aperture?
Aperture is an adjustable opening of the lens that allows light to be captured by the camera. If you look directly into the lens, you will be able to see it change if you adjust it or put your camera in the AUTO mode.
Aperture is an adjustable opening of the lens that allows light to be captured by the camera. If you look directly into the lens, you will be able to see it change if you adjust it or put your camera in the AUTO mode.
Shutter speed is the amount of time the camera is exposed to light. The slower the shutter speed, the more light gets in to the camera.
Daylight White Balance
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Cloudy White Balance
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Custom white balance-cool, green tint
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White Balance is tweaking the way your camera captures light in hopes of getting the "true white" of your photo. This changes because of the way the light changes based on where you are.
I S O
ISO stands for... Well, ISO. It determines your sensor's sensitivity to light. The higher the number, the more sensitive it is, like an adolescent cat in a pit of a select number of pouches of catnip.
George Hurrell
George Hurrell was a photographer for some famous men and many famous women, including Norma Shearer and Jane Russell. He captured the glitz and glamour of 30's and 40's Hollywood. He originally took photos because he wanted to capture his paintings, however, when he moved to Southern California, photography provided a more stable income than painting. He also lived in Hollywood, and in 1932 opened his own studio on 8706 Sunset Boulevard.
Diane Arbus was a photographer and artistic director that worked with her husband and took many photos of
Pinhole Photographers
Chris Keeney
Our first pinhole photographer. On his website he explains that the object projected is upside down. This is because light travels in a straight line, so the light bouncing off of the top of your subject will continue through the pinhole downward and be projected, while the bottom of your subject will continue upward.
Ralph Howell
Photo by Ralph Howell.
Steven Dempsey
Photo by Steven Dempsey.
Cameron Gillie
Photo by Cameron Gillie
Brian Duffy-Like Diane Arbus, but dead.
Brian Duffy was a mostly film photographer who lived from 1933 to 2010, and was at the peak of his career during the 60's and 70's. Duffy mostly photographed people, capturing some of their deepest emotions and characteristics with a 35mm camera. He is known for photographing David Bowie. He was born and died in the UK. As a child, he got kicks out of looting evacuated homes and stores in London during WWII. He began as a painter at an arts school. In 1955, he became a freelance fashion photographer, doing it mostly for money.