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What makes a great picture? What are the basic elements that elevate snapshots to art? How do camera settings affect a picture? How does light itself impact the image? All good questions. The sooner you have the answers the faster you’ll be making better photographs.

22: Making Great Pictures

Skill: Beginner

Equipment choices are a blend of what’s needed for the job, how much you can pack and what you can afford.. Minimal is the best approach. Too much gear tends to burden the project. Learn how to keep it simple with optimal results.

23: Camera Equipment - What You Need

24: Camera Settings - What They Do

Every camera and lens have the same four elements. Lens focal length, lens aperture, camera shutter speed and camera ISO. What do each of these elements do and how do they interact? What controls exposure? What is depth of field? What freezes motion? How to take pictures in low light? Get the answers right off so you can pay more attention to composition and artistic qualities.

What is the correct focal length for a scene? How do different focal lengths affect the image? Why are some lenses so much bigger than others? Answers to these questions is the first step toward better photographs.

25: Lens Focal Length

Lens aperture is a key element when taking a picture. Aperture affects the ‘look’ of an image. Aperture affects the ‘depth’ of an image. Learn how lens aperture and camera shutter speed work in harmony for the perfect exposure.

26: Lens Aperture

Camera shutter speed is the only adjustment that can freeze action in a scene. Get tack sharp pictures of fast moving subjects or allow a touch of motion to build the dynamics of the image. Find out how camera shutter speed and lens aperture work together for the perfect exposure.

27: Camera Shutter Speed

What is camera ISO? What does it do? Does camera ISO control exposure? Once you understand ISO you’ll enter the 5% group of photographers that know how to take better photographs.

28: Camera ISO