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How Does Understanding This Help Me in

Photography?

Understanding how exposure is achieved can lead to highly creative affects for your
photography. Most people start out using their camera in AUTO mode. In AUTO mode
the camera is making decisions about your aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. For
snapshots, this is usually fine. But suppose you wanted to blur the background, freeze
sports action, or shoot inside a low-lit building? This is where the creative part comes in.
You can utilize each aspect of the exposure triangle to achieve the desired result.

For example, suppose you wanted to photograph a soccer game and you wanted to
freeze the action of the players? You might choose the Shutter Priority mode (S or
Tv). In shutter priority, you select an extremely fast shutter speed, like 1/1600 of a
second. That should freeze the ball in mid-air as well as the players. In this mode, the
camera is choosing the Aperture.

You could do this in Manual mode as well, selecting the same shutter speed, but
choosing your aperture and ISO to be even more creative. In manual with the 1/1600
shutter speed, you can choose a setting to give you more depth of field (how much is in

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