Photography Tip: Understanding F-Stops with Mark Wallace

12 years 10 months ago - 11 years 2 weeks ago #94057 by PhotographyTalk


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12 years 10 months ago #94375 by johnlem
Thanks Mark .


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12 years 10 months ago #95281 by Henry Peach
The math is pretty easy.

Double or half the ISO number is 1 stop.

Double or half the shutter speed number is 1 stop.

Double or half the f/stop number is 2 stops.

Double or half the distance between the light source and subject is 2 stops.
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12 years 10 months ago #95679 by johnlem
not sure all i know is 3 clicks gives you one stop if its set to 1/3 stops


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12 years 8 months ago #127030 by framedmoment
that did answer few of my questions.. however, can this be shown with prominence and importance of why these parameters are used and in what conditions..???

Framed moment by Balaji
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12 years 8 months ago #127077 by johnlem
thats what I use to 1/3


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12 years 8 months ago #127232 by JanWolfendenPhotographer
Top advice there for any new photographers . . . and some not-so-new!


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12 years 8 months ago #127258 by Lama
Amazing very simple to understand Mark. Thank you for that..
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12 years 5 months ago #167173 by rocktroll
Thanks Mark, a learning experience for me.


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12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 5 months ago #167820 by Henry Peach

framedmoment wrote: that did answer few of my questions.. however, can this be shown with prominence and importance of why these parameters are used and in what conditions..???


Stops are just the unit photographers use to measure light. So all of your camera settings are designed to adjust in stops (or fractions of). The way filters and lighting mods alter lighting/exposure is also described in stops. Lighting ratios and power are also described in stops. There are other ways to measure light, but photography uses stops.

One way they are used is that if I adjust one setting by a stop or stops, for instance if I open the aperture 2 stops to get less DOF, but I still want to maintain the same exposure level I had before I made the aperture larger, then I need to adjust something else to reduce exposure by 2 stops. I could use one setting or a variety of settings as long as they add up to 2 stops. I could decrease ISO, increase shutter speed, reduce flash power, move the flash farther away, add a neutral density filter, and so on...
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12 years 5 months ago #170882 by yogendra singh

johnlem wrote: Thanks Mark .


Can you give some tips on shining hardware product .


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12 years 3 months ago #188310 by Hussein El-Edroos
Thanks Mark. Learnt a lot on how to set the stops for a DSLR camera, which I hope to buy in the near future. However, I have a
Canon AE-1, which as you know is a film SLR camera. I suppose I am limted to just the shutter speed and aperture.


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12 years 3 months ago #188352 by mattmoran
I really like the Mark Wallace videos I've seen so far, and I haven't watched this one yet.

But I just have to say, "Understanding Stops with Mark Wallace" has to be the most unfortunate title ever. :)

-Matt
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11 years 11 months ago #226448 by markwallace

mattmoran wrote: I really like the Mark Wallace videos I've seen so far, and I haven't watched this one yet.

But I just have to say, "Understanding Stops with Mark Wallace" has to be the most unfortunate title ever. :)


Ha! I never looked at it like that!
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11 years 11 months ago #226624 by Mayo
Hmmmmm, video was great. I don't get the title confusion??

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