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Photography basics explained

Photography basics Here are basic elements of Photography explained in the simplest way. For more go to  www.facebook.com/kathaharik Exposure Exposure is a term used to described the distribution of light levels in a picture. Generally speaking, a good exposure has an even spread of darks and lights that are evenly distributed across your image. There are instances in which you can shoot a scene in either a high or low key using a narrow range of extremely bright or dark light respectively, but these are typically more advance in nature requiring skill, but also sensitivity to the aesthetic of the image being create. For our purposes here, lets focus on what is generally associated with conventional image making and what defines a “good” exposure. Exposure is manipulated in photography with 3 mechanical principals that are combined to achieve exposure. These are lens aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity. We will look at each of these individually. Apertu