Aperture
dSLR Noob Guide: Christmas Tree – Making it lively
Jan 8th
How to make your Christmas Tree look good in pictures?
You will need:
- Tripod
- dSLR
My Setup/Settings
- Stable Tripod
Impossible to shoot handheld, or with a lousy tripod. - Mode: Av – Aperture Priority
- Focus: Auto Focus
- Aperture: Smallest aperture possible.
- Shutter Speed: Let the camera determine this.
- ISO: Lowest possible
Mine will go down to ISO100. - Image Stabilizer: Off
Discussed at Stable Tripod + Image Stabilizer (IS) = Blur - Lens: Up to you
f/3.5 1/3s
f/8 1.3s
f/22 13s
dSLR Noob Guide: Fireworks
Dec 20th
To shoot fireworks, I highly recommend:
- Tripod (You will seriously need a GOOD tripod)
- Remote Switch (Highly Recommended)
- Wide Angle Lens
- dSLR
My Setup/Settings
- Stable Tripod
Impossible to shoot handheld, or with a lousy tripod. - Remote Cable Switch
Reduce camera shake. - Mode: M – Manual
Other mode won’t work well. - Focus: Manual Focus
It is nearly impossible to focus a firework before it goes off. - Aperture: f/8 – f/12
Most lens are at their sharpest at about f/8. - Shutter Speed: 2 – 8 seconds or B – Bulb Mode
This depends on your composition. Totally up to you. - ISO: ISO200 – 400
The least important setting. Set according to your exposure. - White Balance: Daylight
- Quality: JPEG
You will want to shoot as many fireworks possible. RAW files wont help much here. - Image Stabilizer: Off
Discussed at Stable Tripod + Image Stabilizer (IS) = Blur - Lens: Wide angle
You can always crop the photo.
Samples:
Canon Rebel XSi, Canon EF-S 18-55, f/8, 5s, ISO400
Canon Rebel XSi, Canon EF-S 18-55, f/8, 6s, ISO200
Canon Rebel XSi, Canon EF-S 18-55, f/10, 6s, ISO200
dSLR Noob Guide: Basics – Aperture
Dec 20th
Aperture is the opening of the lens allowing light to travel through.
Aperture:
f/2.8 is bigger than f/11.
