by Andy Pickford | May 10, 2023 | Back to basics, Camera, Equipment
by Andy Pickford When anyone starts out in photography, we all make mistakes. We look at equipment on the internet and think “That looks like a good idea”, it arrives and then start to use it and find it might not be all we hoped it could be. I want to try and help...
by Willfield Camera Club | Aug 8, 2015 | Articles, Back to basics, Tutorials
Posted by Alan Tunnicliffe ● Aperture – A circle-shaped opening in a lens through which light passes to strike the sensor. The aperture is usually created by an iris diaphragm that is adjustable, enabling the aperture to be made wider or narrower, thereby...
by Willfield Camera Club | Jun 14, 2015 | Articles, Back to basics, Tutorials
Posted by Alan Tunnicliffe A photographs exposure determines how light or dark an image will appear when it has been captured by your camera. This is determined by just three camera settings: aperture, ISO and shutter speed (the “exposure triangle”)....
by Willfield Camera Club | Jun 7, 2015 | Articles, Back to basics, Willfield Camera Club
Posted by Richard Amor Allan Recently Glyn wrote an article entitled ‘Stance’, which gave budding snappers a valuable insight into the correct stances employed by photographers the world over. The article dealt with posture and handling for the individual...
by Willfield Camera Club | Jun 5, 2015 | Articles, Back to basics, Willfield Camera Club
Posted by Glyn Wade Okay, so you’ve mastered the rules of photography, you’re well up on aperture, shutter speed and your ISO; exposure compensation is your specialist subject and you know that bokeh isn’t the Japanese word for dinosaur. You know how...
by Willfield Camera Club | Jul 2, 2014 | Articles, Back to basics, Tutorials
Posted by Claire Wade Shutterspeed is how quickly the shutter on your camera shuts – simples!! Well, there is more to it than that. The shutter is like a door to your camera sensor. When the door is open, light comes in the through the lens and hits your sensor....