Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
Aperture, Shutter Speed
A course by Giulia Candussi , Photojournalist and Documentary Filmmaker
About the video: Aperture, Shutter Speed
Overview
“Aperture is one of the three elements that build up the exposure, in conjunction with shutter speed and the ISO. As you develop your photography skills, you would want to have more control over your camera. The point is not to rely so much on auto modes and to start shooting in manual modes like "Aperture" and "Shutter Priority". You can bring out the best of your photography by manually controlling all three settings of the exposure triangle. ”
In this video lesson Giulia Candussi addresses the topic: Aperture, Shutter Speed, which is part of the Domestika online course: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory. Learn how to use a digital camera and its settings to start taking high-quality photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“Aperture & Shutter Speed. Aperture, shutter speed and ISO are three parameters to determine the exposure. In this lesson we'll talk about aperture and shutter speed. Aperture determines how much light enters the camera, so if you're looking at the lens, you're gonna see a hole. So when you move the aperture, you move the ring on your lens, you're going to decide how much light enters through that hole. So obviously if the hole is big, a lot of light will come in. If the hole is small, not so much light will come in. To understand how the aperture works, think about the pupil of an eye. So f...”
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Giulia Candussi
A course by Giulia Candussi
Giulia Candussi is an Italian photojournalist based in Scotland with over a decade of experience in producing photo reportages about human rights, environmental issues, and cultural identity. It was during her studies in International Relations (Bologna University, Italy) where she discovered the field of photo-reportage and the impact it could have on the world. Passionate about expressing her vision, she went on to study a Master’s in Photojournalism in London.
Giulia has collaborated with local media and international news agencies such as Getty Images and her work was published on La Repubblica, L’Espresso, The Guardian, Huffington Post, US Weekly, and more. She has traveled extensively in Europe and the Americas, also working with non-governmental organizations. As a documentary filmmaker, she has produced “Upstream” and “Hogar”. Currently, she produces “Van Life”, a documentary series for BBC Scotland’s “The Social”. Her work has been exhibited in èStoria, international history festival (Gorizia, 2011) and Photomonth, international photography festival (London, 2010), Centro Culturale Candiani (Venice Mestre, 2015), at the art gallery Storie Contemporanee (Rome, Italy 2017), and more.
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