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Can anyone explain, in Laymans terms some terminology of photo. Maybe point me to a book or website to read? terms such as Focal Point, Field of View, Depth of field,Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority. If you want to poke fun I can take it! I am A grown up. Its just that everything I read is written so complicated, and I am but a humble factory worker! Thanks

I'll take a stab at this;
Focal Point; this is the spot where you have focused the camera, or where the camera focused itself.

Field of view; Te h total area you can see normally as viewed through the view finder. Although it also referees to the total area covered be a photograph.

Depth of field; The "depth" of the area which is in focus, from fount to back. This feature really shows up in macro photography. Note how the top of the ring in of my avatar is in focus where the bottom isn't this is due to the depth of field.

Aperture Priority; a semi automatic exposure mode where the user chooses an aperture setting and the camera chooses an appropriate (hopefully) shutter speed. With digital and to a lesser extent film the user also has a choice of ISO ether by setting or film choice.

Shutter Priority; Very similar to aperture priority only the user chooses a shutter speed and lets the camera choose the aperture setting.


Hopefully i am correct and this will prove useful.

Wayne

thanks for the clarification...I too am a noob...I usually learn better by doing instead of reading and comprehending!

Its all starting to make sence now Thanks

These tutorials should help:

http://www.cambridgein​colour.com/tutorials.h​tm


Mark

WMS wrote in post #3941147
I'll take a stab at this;
Focal Point; this is the spot where you have focused the camera, or where the camera focused itself.

Field of view; Te h total area you can see normally as viewed through the view finder. Although it also referees to the total area covered be a photograph.

Depth of field; The "depth" of the area which is in focus, from fount to back. This feature really shows up in macro photography. Note how the top of the ring in of my avatar is in focus where the bottom isn't this is due to the depth of field.

Aperture Priority; a semi automatic exposure mode where the user chooses an aperture setting and the camera chooses an appropriate (hopefully) shutter speed. With digital and to a lesser extent film the user also has a choice of ISO ether by setting or film choice.

Shutter Priority; Very similar to aperture priority only the user chooses a shutter speed and lets the camera choose the aperture setting.


Hopefully i am correct and this will prove useful.

Wayne

also in laymans terms.. on a canon, aperture priority will be AV (aperture value), whereas shutter priority will be TV (time value)..

right?

t

UNDRCOVR wrote in post #3945587
also in laymans terms.. on a canon, aperture priority will be AV (aperture value), whereas shutter priority will be TV (time value)..

right?

t

Correct.

Mark

Another SIMPLE and EASY to understand book is the book Understanding Exposure by Brian Petersen...

It will go over all of these and make it very simple!

GREAT question though. I had the EXACT same question just a couple of years ago...