Hey Seniors! The new FASFA form is available if you’re thinking about college next year. Here’s the link to get started: https://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ Three quick tips for obtaining your financial aid: 1. Don’t delay your FASFA application until you complete your tax return, just estimate based on last year’s return and update the new figures later. […]
“Go ahead, just push here, I’ll take care of everything, and what I give you is better than anything you could do…
When your camera is set to auto or program, the camera reads the light and sets the f/stop and shutter speed for you. This is point-and-shoot at it’s best, and worst. Sometimes, the camera may fire the flash when natural light would actually look better. The camera may also choose a shutter speed that is […]
One of the great advancements in the conversion from film to digital photography is the ability to change the ISO, or film speed, WITH ANY PICTURE. With film, photographers were stuck with an ISO, or ASA, for 12, 24, or 36 exposures. Today, a camera’s sensitivity to light can be changed with the push of […]
The art and science of photography come together in the balance of light and time. The magical box that allows us to record history, a moment in time, with the mere push of a button is an amazing achievement. The camera in your hands can create images that also convey an emotion, perspective, inspiration, fascination, […]
For most photography exposures, as more light is allowed through the aperture, a faster shutter speed will be needed to balance the exposure. If less light is allowed through the aperture, (a higher f/stop number,) then a slower shutter speed will be needed for balance. If a faster shutter speed is desired to stop movement, […]
So far in the series we’ve learned that a camera has an aperture in the lens that lets in different amounts light and controls the background’s clarity. The camera also has a shutter that blocks the light until the button is pushed. The shutter controls how long the light passing through the lens will be allowed […]
Let’s look at an example. You are at a sporting event, and just took some pictures. Reviewing your pictures, you notice that a picture is blurred even though you know the camera focused properly: The shutter speed was too slow to handhold the camera steady enough for a clear picture, or you moved while the […]
They’re not your parents. They’re the parents of your parents, and they’ve gone mad…
It’s getting closer, closer…