Camera Vocabulary

Camera Vocabulary:

·         Aperture:

o    The wider your aperture is the more light you are letting in your camera when the photo is taken.

o    The narrower the aperture may also help more of your photo become in focus.

o    Ex. F/22 is a narrow aperture whereas F/1.8 is a wide aperture.
 

• Shutter Speed:
• Shutter speed is how long it takes for your shutter to close when taking a photo.

• For fast motion pictures it is better to get a fast shutter speed (ex. 1/300th of a second). For a more blurred together effect it is better to have a slow shutter speed (ex. 1/30th of a second).

• Longer shutter speeds are helpful when you are in low light situations because there is more time for the light to come in.

• ISO:
• The faster the speed the more sensitive it is to light.

• With a low ISO the lighting in the photo more accurately portrays the light in the given photo.

• High ISO allows more light to show and is helpful when showing more detail, especially in night time photographs.

• The higher you increase your ISO the more noise your photo will pick up.