Capture Your Life Visually

There are two keys to capturing great photos with a digital camera: using the correct settings and composition (that is, framing the subject in the viewfinder or LCD display before clicking the shutter). In this project, I’ll show you how to use the various settings on typical digital cameras, share...

Shutters and Apertures

Your camera’s shutter and iris controls allow you to change exposure to control the brightness or darkness of your image, and the depth of field and motion-stopping power. Whereas film cameras have mechanical irises and shutters—actual metal, cloth, or plastic mechanisms that open and close—digital...