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Using ISO To Get Better Photos

February 28, 2016Garry Finch1 Comment on Using ISO To Get Better Photos

What is ISO? I’ve written a short article about ISO in the past, but it’s basically the setting for how sensitive your film or your digital sensor is to light. The higher the number, the more sensitive it will be. ISO is part of the Exposure Triangle which is made up of Aperture, Shutter Speed […]

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When it all goes wrong, remember the basics

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015Garry FinchLeave a Comment on When it all goes wrong, remember the basics

Recently I was asked to take some party photos at an anniversary party. It was for someone that I knew, but they also paid me for it so already the pressure was on. I’m not a wedding photographer and the events I’ve shot before have been very relaxed and I’ve been a participant in the […]

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Using ISO in your photography

July 7, 2013Garry Finch1 Comment on Using ISO in your photography

When I started this site I wrote a post about what ISO is and I stated that you should “always try and use the lowest sensitivity you can get away with”. At the time of writing, the sophistication of camera sensors meant that you would start to see noise at fairly low ISO settings so […]

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Camera Gear Lust. It’s a trap!

May 11, 2013May 30, 2013Garry Finch4 Comments on Camera Gear Lust. It’s a trap!

As you get into photography as a hobby, you soon realise that you have picked what can be a very expensive hobby. Unless you win the lottery, there is always going to be some camera equipment that you wish you could own and you dream of being able to own the latest and greatest camera […]

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What is ISO?

February 14, 2007June 8, 2018Garry Finch63 Comments on What is ISO?

ISO is actually a common short name for the International Organisation for Standardization. The ISO setting on your camera is something that has carried over from film. Remember back in the ‘old days’ when you used to go and buy your rolls of film and you would buy film rated at 100, 200 or 400, […]

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