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       The definition of white balance in the simplest terms is any additional adjustments made to the colors and lighting of the photos to make the photo appear more natural during the final post production stage. It is important to adjust any cast colors to make the picture look more like the original because every source of light emits different color temperatures. Our brains are able to adjust the temperatures and colors of what you are viewing to change how you view a scene. Most DSLR camera's are somewhat capable of accomplishing similar results, but the only difference from the human eye is the camera is only able to guess the temperature color based off ambient light. While a DSLR is only able to take mostly accrete photos of a scene's temperature, it can run into some errors when taking shots in unusual type of lighting the camera does not recognize.  How is color temperature measured?      The temperature of a photo taken with a DSLR is ...

The exposure triangle in simple terms is how all of the three settings on a DSLR camera are dependent and interconnected with each other. The triangle is composed of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. All of the three key settings in the triangle have effects on the lighting and different photo manipulation techniques with applying the effects to the photo. For example, if you change the camera's aperture to a lower setting, you should also consider changing the ISO to a higher value to make the photo have more light. This is just one of the many examples of how changing one camera setting effects a different setting. It is also important for photographers to experiment with different values on the triangle so they can get the larger picture.   

Camera ISO's are one of the top three most important concepts in photography. ISO in simple terms is a camera setting on DSLR camera that allows for bighting or darkening of the scene when a photo is being taken. A low ISO's can also be useful to a photographer who is trying to capture a scene that is already bright, while a high ISO can come in handy when the photo is very dark to begin with. What is the visual difference between low & high ISO? The major drawbacks to using a high ISO is the photos you capture with have more grain or (noise) present in your photos. Even though you can capture more light with a higher ISO, it isn't always the best setting to use with different lighting. Having a low ISO will allow you to take a photo with more clarity compared to using a high ISO. This doesn't mean that using a low ISO's doesn't have it's own drawbacks as well. One of the major disadvantages of using a lower ISO would be the small amount of light that i...

Aperture in the simplest terms is the camera's ability to open its lens to let light pass through the camera. It allows the user to adjust the brightness and light that enters through the lens into the camera.  How does aperture affect  exposure ? Aperture is able to change the exposure of a photo by having many different results on a photo's exposure. When you change the aperture on a camera, you are changing the size of the camera opening to either allow more light into the camera sensor, or very small amounts of light in through the lens. Having your camera to have a high aperture will allow the camera to pass more light through the lens while a low aperture will result in less light being able to pass through the camera. How does aperture affect depth of field? Aperture effects the depth of field on how objects the foreground, and the background are in focus. If you want the background to have a burry effect and the closer object to be in focus, you should have a high...