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The essential basics
When you bring home that fancy new toy with the interchangeable lenses and a manual that tells you everything except how to take pictures, you suddenly realise things are complicated. Crazy complicated. So, where do you begin?
The getting started article revealed the advantages of an SLR and how it ‘thinks’. Now we put that knowledge into action with a bunch of real situations.
It’s one of the most basic things driving a camera. Here’s what shutter speed means.
Like shutter speed, aperture is one of the fundamental things involved in getting a correct exposure. Here’s what you need to know.
Modern SLR cameras can focus automatically with speed and accuracy. You just want to make sure they focus with speed and accuracy on the right thing.
Before you start
Common problems and their solutions
Photography at night
Technical stuff explained
Photography words deciphered
Taking things further
Sneaky stuff
Quick tips
Extras