Photography

Aperture

f/4 The aperture is a mechanism on the lens that regulates the amount of light falling through the lens. You can think of it as a simple hole, the size…

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Double exposure

This means that two or more photographs are captured in one image. In analogue photography, the film transport is stopped so that two or more photos are exposed on one…

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Exposure time

1/100 The exposure time is the time during which the camera shutter is open. In this time the light-sensitive medium (sensor, film) is exposed. In photography it is given in…

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Focal length

105mm The focal length is given in millimetres and is the distance between lens and focal point. Small focal length: Large field of view Objects are reduced in size Large…

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ISO

ISO is the unit for the light sensitivity of the camera’s storage medium. For analogue cameras it refers to the film speed, for digital cameras to the sensor speed. The…

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