To a lot of students starting out, F‐stops are very mysterious and take a little bit of time to understand. So what is an F-stop? The F-Stop controls two things. First is how much light is allowed to enter the lens to take your picture - your exposure. The second thing it controls is your Depth of Field. #1 – Using F-stop for exposure The F‐Stop is the actual opening of the lens. The aperture … [Read more...]
What lens should you use to shoot food?
This post was updated April 13th, 2017 I get asked, "What lens should you use to shoot food", all the time. These beautiful little purple carrots are perfect for doing a lens test to show you some different lenses to help you pick your perfect lens. Does your camera have a cropped sensor? I have to mention something about cameras here. This is extremely important. I've learned that most … [Read more...]