Alicia S. Photography

What is focal length? Focal length is how much of the scene is captured. Why would someone choose to photograph with different lenses? Someone might want to use a wide angle lens if they want to take a picture of landscapes and group portraits. However, some people might want to use a telephoto lens if they want to take a picture of wild life, and sports. Lastly, some people may one to use a standard lens if they want their picture to look like it is from a human eye perspective.

What is white balance? Balancing the light within a photograph Why is it important to set your white balance? It is important to set your white balance to help get the colors in the image to be as accurate as your eye sees that image. How to set a custom white balance: 1. First change the White Balance to "custom"  2. Then use manual mode and manual focus, take a well lit photo of something white that will fill up the entire picture 3. After that, go to the menu button and find custom white balance and then press "set photo"

What is ISO? ISO is sensitivity of your camera to available light. How does ISO work technically (camera) and visually (in photo)? When the ISO was at 100 we had to make the shutter speed lower, which made the quality of the picture clearer. However, as the ISO began to get higher we made the shutter speed higher, which made the picture more grainy and not as clear. What happens to the exposure triangle when you change your ISO?  As we changed the ISO we had to change the shutter speed as well. For instance, when the ISO was at 100 we lowered the shutter speed. However, when we kept making the ISO higher we had to make the shutter speed higher. We also kept the f stop the same while working with ISO.