Okay so you’ve got a new camera and want to learn some camera basics, these two video tutorials will give you a hand. Or perhaps you’ve been shooting for a while and want to get off Auto mode – this applies to you as well.
Camera Basics
In this first video, Peter McKinnon explains the three parts of the exposure triangle in an easy to understand format.
Understanding Exposure
Next, in this second video, Tony Northrup demonstrates the basics of exposure and how the elements of the exposure triangle work together.
One thing he explains well is how adjusting just one of the three parts of the exposure triangle doesn’t make the photo darker or brighter when using one of the auto or semi-automatic modes.
Tony encourages you to watch his demonstration and then set up a similar arrangement in your home and try the experiments yourself. This is a great way to learn so that you can really see the results of changing the various settings and understand how they work.
