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- DSLR stands for “Digital Single Lens Reflex”
- One major way that DSLRs are different from consumer cameras or phones is the detachable lenses.
- Prime lens: only one focal length
- Zoom lenses: variable focal lengths.
- Kit lens: a basic lens that comes with a camera (not too expensive).
- 17mm is used for Architecture, Landscape
- 50mm is used for Street, Documentary
- 100mm is used for Portraiture
- 200mm and 300mm is used for Sport, Birds, and Wildlife.
- 21-35mm is Extreme Wide Angle
- 35-70mm is Wide Angle
- 70-135mm is Medium Telephoto
- 135-300+ is Telephoto
- AF is autofocus
- MF is manual focus
- Metaphors to understand how exposure is determined is window, garden house, and tanning.
- International Organization for Standards- number that describes film’s sensitivity to light
- Choose the correct ISO for your shooting situation
- more available light=lower ISO
- more available light=lower ISO
- use the lowest ISO to avoid grain/noise.
- Shutter Speed: how long the shutter is open
- choose shutter speed based on the situation
- The shutter in a camera is half a circle (180 degrees)
- “Fast” lens has bigger maximum aperture