These lessons are about how your camera works. -Whether you are using an SLR or a "point and shoot", knowing how your camera works is the first step in taking creative control over how your image will appear once it's recorded on film or digital media.
Choose the topic you're interested in learning about below:
If you wish to learn Manual Mode, I suggest you read the following lessons (in order:) Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, then Manual Settings. When you're done you can take the Manual Mode Test. (The answers are here.)
The following is a list of all the available lessons for "Camera Basics":
- Auto Modes -what they really do and how to use them properly
- Aperture -controlling the "depth of field"
- Shutter Speed -freezing the action or blurring to show motion
- ISO -what it means and when to change it
- Manual Settings -putting the above lessons together to take total control
- Manual Mode Walkthrough -a quick guide to get you up and running with Manual Mode (no prerequisites)
- Histograms -what they are and how to use them to avoid loosing details due to under- or over-exposed photos.
- Exposure Compensation (EV) -how to compensate when your camera wants to make a scene too light or dark. (How to get snow to come out white instead of grey, etc.)