Learning Photography

Photo by Philippe Leone on Unsplash Contrast in photography describes the visual difference in tones, textures, highlights, shadows, and colors. Contrast literally means difference. And in photography, the difference is in tone and color. Specifically, the scale of difference between what’s black and what’s white. Without contrast, every picture would simply be extremely dark … [Read more...] about Understanding What Contrast Is In Photography

  Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash If you've ever wondered what is the depth of field when taking pictures, or how to understand the depth of field when it comes to photography, you've come to the right place. The definition of depth of field is the distance between the closest and furthest objects in an image that appear sharp.  What this means is that the … [Read more...] about What Is the Depth Of Field When Taking Pictures?

Photo by Wan San Yip on Unsplash In photography terms, aperture is what you call the opening in your lens by which light is allowed into your camera. You can think of the aperture of your lens like the pupil in your eyeball. When you're in a dark environment, your pupils expand to allow more light into your eyes so that you can see better. When you’re in an extremely bright … [Read more...] about What Does Aperture Mean in the World of Photography?

Photo by Anna Schroeder on Unsplash First of all, the focal length in photography has to do with the lens on your camera. What is focal length? It's the optical property of a particular lens. The focal length is the distance between the very center of the lens and the sensor of the camera. This measurement is done in millimeters. But that might still be a little confusing. If … [Read more...] about What is Focal Length on a Camera Lens?

Photo by Joseph Morris on Unsplash You've probably heard the term dynamic range thrown around a lot on photography websites. But what is dynamic range in photography? What does dynamic range mean? It's an extremely popular term that not a lot of people fully understand. At its core, dynamic range is the measurement between the maximum value and the minimum value. In other … [Read more...] about What Is Dynamic Range In Photography?