“How can I get that kind of shot? It looks really nice.”
I’ve got that question a lot from relatives and friends who just started photography. And I assume they’re getting DSLR means they want to, at least, get better pics than from a compact camera. But on DSLR, one is required to know how it works in order to shoot properly.
There are terms like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, and some other stuffs that will scare point-and-snap amateurs away. But for the first one, I’ll start with aperture.
So, here’s an explanation of what aperture is. It is actually an opening of lens. If lens is a human eye, aperture is the iris. Its opening control how much light goes into the retina or the image sensor.
