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Light Metering – A Concert Photographers Perspective

by Michael Schacht

Today’s DSLR is a complex tool. It’s much smarter and more complicated than it’s predecessors. With each new generation the matrix metering algorithms become more complex and more accurate. The technology in these cameras is in fact, so smart that many of you will never even need to move your camera off of matrix metering. [...]

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Foto 101.3 – Shutter Speed

by Matt Voran 06.25.2009

Shutter speed is probably the easiest element of exposure to understand.   Shutter speed is essentially defined as how quickly the shutter opens and closes. Another way to think of it is how long the shutter is open, letting light hit the film.   Understanding this is not hard.  What becomes the challenge is knowing what shutter [...]

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Foto 101.2 – Aperture

by Matt Voran 04.16.2009

I think Aperture is the one concept that stops people from getting over the hump when it comes to really grasping the basics.  Shutter speed gets all the glory and attention and is really the easiest to understand, so my feeling is that many people already get this and probably understand it even if they [...]

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Foto 101.1 – Exposure

by Matt Voran 04.16.2009

Exposure is in essence, the actual act of “taking a picture”.  What you are doing when you click the button, is exposing the film (or digital sensor) to light.  More specifically, you are exposing the film to the scene, and the light that reflects off of that scene.  If your settings allow for too much [...]

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RAW. What IS it and should I use it?

by Matt Voran 03.17.2009

It used to be that the RAW format was reserved for only the most expensive “pro” level digital cameras, but these days you can get a point and shoot for less than 200 bucks that supports the RAW format, so I thought it would be a good topic for discussion as more and more amateurs are exposed (pun intended) to the RAW format.

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