Exposure Triangle: Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO Flashcards

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What is Shutter Speed responsible for?

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  • changing the brightness of your photo
  • creating dramatic effects by either freezing action or blurring motion.
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Slow Shutter Speed

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  • moving subjects in your photo will appear blurred along the direction of motion
  • camera sensor gathers a lot of light, and the resulting photo will be quite bright
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Fast Shutter Speed

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  • moving subjects in your photo will appear sharp along the direction of motion
  • camera sensor is only exposed to a small fraction of light, resulting in a darker photo
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Sunny Day vs Dark Day (Shutter Speed)

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  • On a sunny day, you may need to use a fast shutter speed so that your photo isn’t overexposed
  • Or, if it is dark out, a long shutter speed may be necessary to avoid a photo that is too dark (which, in turn, could require a tripod, due to motion blur from handholding the camera)
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Fast vs Slow vs Long Shutter Speeds

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Fast shutter speeds are typically whatever it takes to freeze action

(1/250th of a second or faster)

(action, sport, wildlife photography)

Slow shutter speeds may not be able to handle them without introducing camera shake from your hands, especially close to the one-second mark.

(In between 1/100th second to 1 second)

Long shutter speeds are typically above 1 second

(low-light / night photography, or to capture movement intentionally)

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What is Aperture responsible for?

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  • controls depth of field

(blurred background with shallow focus effect or sharp photo from foreground to background)

  • makes photos brighter or darker

(alters exposure)

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Define Depth of Field

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amount of photograph that appears sharp from front to back

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Shallow vs Deep Depth of Field

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Shallow

  • the background is completely out of focus

(Portraits Photography)

Deep

  • both the foreground and background are sharp

(Landscape, Macro & Architecture Photography)

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Aperture Affects:

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  • The brightness/exposure of your photos
  • Depth of field
  • Sharpness loss due to diffraction
  • Sharpness loss due to lens quality
  • Starburst effects on bright lights
  • Visibility of camera sensor dust specks
  • The quality of background highlights (bokeh)
  • The focus shift on some lenses
  • Ability to focus in low light (under some conditions)
  • Control amount of light from a flash
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Examples of Aperture Use: f/0.95 – f/1.4

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ideal for any kind of low-light photography:

  • photographing indoors
  • photographing the night sky
  • wedding reception portraits in dimly lit rooms
  • corporate events

will get very shallow depth of field at close distances, where the subject will appear separated from the background

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Examples of Aperture Use: f/1.8 – f/2.0

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  • offer slightly inferior low-light capabilities
  • gets adequate depth of field for subjects at close distances while still yielding pleasant bokeh
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Examples of Aperture Use: f/2.8 – f/4

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  • not as capable as f/1.4 lenses in terms of light-gathering capabilities
  • provides image stabilization benefits that make them versatile, even in low-light conditions
  • provides an adequate depth of field for most subjects and yields superb sharpness

Use For:

  • Travel Photography
  • Sports Photography
  • Wildlife Photography
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Examples of Aperture Use: f/5.6 – f/8

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  • provides the best overall sharpness for most lenses

Use For:

  • Landscape Photography
  • Architecture Photography
  • Photographing Large Groups of People
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Examples of Aperture Use: f/11 – f/16

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Used For:

  • Landscape Photography
  • Architecture Photography
  • Macro Photography

where as much depth of field as possible is needed

stopping down beyond f/8, as you will start losing sharpness due to the effect of lens diffraction.

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Examples of Aperture Use: f/22 and Smaller

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  • only shoot at such small f-stops if you know what you are doing. Sharpness suffers greatly at f/22 and smaller apertures
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What is Bokeh

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the quality of your background blur

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Background Blur & Aperture Blades

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The background blur of your photographs always takes on the shape of your aperture blades. So, if your aperture blades are shaped like a heart, you’ll end up with a heart-shaped background blur

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Large Aperture (f/2 Range)

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Depth of Field

Shallow

Exposure

Brightest

Diffraction

Negligible

Typical Lens Aberrations

Most Visible

Sharpness

Good

Starbursts

Least Visible

Sensor Dust

Least Visible

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Medium Aperture (f/5.6 Range)

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Depth of Field

Medium

Exposure

Medium

Diffraction

More but difficult to notice

Typical Lens Aberrations

Less Visible

Sharpness

Best

Starbursts

Medium

Sensor Dust

Medium

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Small Aperture (f/16 Range)

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Depth of Field

Large

Exposure

Darkest

Diffraction

Most Visible

Typical Lens Aberrations

Least Visible

Sharpness

Good

Starbursts

Most Visible

Sensor Dust

Most Visible

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A SMALL APERTURE makes your____

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  • photos darker
  • increases the depth of field
  • increases diffraction
  • decreases most lens aberrations
  • increases the intensity of starbursts
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A LARGE APERTURE makes your____

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  • photos lighter
  • decreases the depth of field
  • decreases diffraction
  • increases most lens aberrations
  • decreases the intensity of starbursts
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What is ISO responsible for?

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a camera setting that will brighten or darken a photo

You should only raise your ISO when you are unable to brighten the photo via shutter speed or aperture instead

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When to Use Low ISO

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If there is plenty of light, then use a low ISO to minimize the appearance of noise as much as possible

If you’re in a dim or dark environment, then mount the camera on a tripod and have it sit completely still. Then you can safely use a low ISO and brighten your photo via a long shutter speed instead since you won’t introduce camera shake

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When to Use High ISO
**High shutter speeds** paired with **high ISO** can help **reduce motion blur** while capturing a **sharp photo of fasting moving subjects** a lot of times you are fighting against motion blur, and you will need to pick between a sharp photo at a high ISO or a blurry photo at a low ISO * Shooting handheld photos indoors without a flash * Photographing ultra-fast action
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Minimizing Noise & Maximizing Image Quality
* Select the aperture setting that will provide your desired depth of field. * Set your ISO to its base value, and put your shutter speed to whatever setting provides a proper exposure. * If your subject is blurry, progressively raise your ISO and use a faster shutter speed until motion blur disappears. * If your ISO is getting too high and you still have the ability to use a wider aperture, open it up until the ISO gets to a more manageable level, even if it means sacrificing some of your desired depth of field.
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Base ISO
images will have the least amount of noise and the highest dynamic range, giving you the most flexibility in post-processing ***As ISO is increased, noise levels increase and dynamic range typically decreases as well***
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