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What is a Histogram?

A histogram is a graph that measures the brightness of an images by representing the frequency of each tone as a value on a bar chart. The horizontal axis moves from pure black on the left side of the histogram,…

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What is Exposure

Exposure is one of the most fundamental Photography terms.  When you take a picture, you press the shutter button to open a camera’s aperture, and light streams in, triggering a response from a sensor. Exposure is the amount of light…

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What is Shutter Speed?

Shutter Speed is exactly what is sound like: It's the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes. A fast shutter speed creates a shorter exposure, the amount of the light camera takes in and a slow shutter speed…

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What is Aperture

Aperture is a fundamental part of Photography. It makes up one - third of the exposure triangle and is relevant to every photo you take. Aperture gives you creative control over exposure and depth of field. If you're getting started…

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What Is ISO?

ISO refers to the International Standards Organization. In photography, ISO defines the sensitivity of a film or digital imaging device to light. It can be set by a photographer or automatically selected by a camera depending on aperture, shutter speed,…

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