Page 53 - Learning How to Photograph with your DSLR Camera 2nd Edition Jan 2021

Typical Camera Meter in the Viewfinder showing 1 and 1/3 stop underexposed

Different Settings Yield the Same Exposure

A fundamental aspect of shooting in manual is that you can change your shutter speed,
aperture and ISO to combinations that will yield a correct exposure. For example:

Shutter Speed Aperture ISO
1/1000 f/16 100

1/250 f/8 100

1/250 f/16 400

In the above chart, all three sets are equal and would give you a proper exposure. But the effect
would be different in each photo.

In this photograph of this Lilly of
the Nile, I wanted the background
blurred. The day was overcast,
perfect for a more muted light.
Hand- holding my camera I chose
a wide aperture first to blur the
background and chose a shutter
speed to give me a sharp image.
To increase the brightness, I
adjusted the ISO until I had a
good exposure.

Lilly of the Nile 100 mm lens at 1/80, f/4, 320 ISO 320

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