The third of three videos in the series “Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO” (you can watch part 1 on shutter speed here, and part 2 on the aperture here) discusses ISO - what it is, how it works, and what happens when you change your camera settings from a low ISO setting (50-100) to a mid-range ISO setting (400-800) to a high ISO setting (800 and beyond).

Photographs are taken for many reasons and at many events, occasions and locations. Each different photographic location requires your camera to be adjusted to different settings. These adjustments include the shutter speed as well. All lighting will affect the final images, as the speed of a shutter allows for more or less light to enter the camera.

The 2nd video in the three-part series “Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO” (you can view part 1 here) focuses on the aperture. The 6-minute video below discusses what the aperture is, how it works, and what it means to have a large verses small aperture.

The video below is part 1 of 3 videos we’ll get to see over the next couple of weeks on shutter speed, aperture and ISO. The first video specifically looks at understanding shutter speed - what the shutter does, how it works, and how changing the shutter speed changes what your photographs look like. The video also looks at the different effects and outcomes you can create in your photographs by adjusting the shutter speed.

I’m sure you know that one of the most important key elements to getting beautifully clear and artistic photos is firstly knowing and having a sense of the artistic. This is a very important aspect you need in order to refine your digital photography. The secret really is, combining your natural artistic flare with some precise technical knowledge… explained in laymen’s terms. So I’m going to start you off with some good, solid tips about shutter speed, aperture, exposure, how blur can work well (not the accidental type!) and what camera you can use to get goods results in your digital photography.