Auto mode tells your camera to use it’s best judgement to select shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, focus and flash to take the best shot that it can. When you switch to portrait mode your camera will automatically select a large aperture (small number) which helps to keep your background out of focus (ie…

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…

A good portrait is an image of a person that manages to tell a story. A good portrait evokes emotion. A good portrait tells us something about the person in the image, and composition is a key element that helps us create a storytelling portrait. I think good composition is a combination of the scene…

46.00mm 1/4000sec; f/6.3; ISO 3200; This picture is a image of the beach sunset. I love it because it’s very simple but nice. You can see how the different colors blend together. I also love how there’s one palm tree in the middle. I like how the clouds are dark purple because they stand out in…