Crash course: Photography

So I told you guys I got back into my old hobby of photography...boy am I spending a lot of time playing with my new toy: Canon EOS Mark III.

I’m going to add a new category to my blog called “Photography”. I talk food, I talk business, and now I’m gonna talk photography. It’s a much easier task then guitar lessons I’ve been taking ; )

Photography can be intimidating if you don’t know the basics - I’m going to make this very basic for you. I carry a journal with me - in that journal I take notes of things I’m involved in….Everything in this journal is written down in very simple steps because I don’t believe in complicating things that are simple.

That being said, all you have to know in photography is ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture.

ISO changes how quickly the sensor absorbs light - basically the lower the ISO, the less quickly it has to absorb light. If you’re outdoors the range is normally 100-200.

Shutter Speed: Length of time shutter is open for light to get through. Higher shutter speed means the shutter is open for less time. This will effect the sharpness of the image because it captures speed. Indoor shutter speed should be around 400-500. The lower the shutter speed is, the more grainy your picture will come out.

Aperture: (F-number) - Measurement of how wide the shutter opens up when you take the shot. This is for focusing on the object -you can handle what objects will be in focus in your photo.

Now let me show you this stuff in action…

Picture Settings (Above):
Shutter: 1/250 or (250 for canon users)
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 250
The shutter is setting is causing too much light to come in - that’s why you can’t see the mountains in the background or the beautiful smoggy LA sky ; )

Photo settings (above):
Shutter: 1/400 (or 400 for canon users)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200

The big difference was changing the Shutter to 1/400. You can see the mountain in the background.

That’s all for now…fiance is asking me to get ready to go out in the town. As if it takes me as long as her to get ready (1 hour).

Best,

John