How Do You Get Proper Exposure With Canon SLR Cameras?
The exposure of a picture refers to how much light impacts the sensor or film strip. An overexposed photo will appear washed out, while an underexposed photo will be very dark. To control exposure with a Canon SLR camera, you manipulate aperture, shutter speed and ISO. By adjusting these three settings, you can attain the proper exposure for just about any shot. Determine the priority of your settings: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. If you want a shallow depth of field, the aperture needs to be wide open. If you are trying to freeze a high-speed event such as an auto race, shutter speed needs to be high. If you simply cannot have any grain, ISO needs to be low. Whichever setting ranks as most crucial, set that one first and adjust the others to meet its needs. Do steps two through four in order of importance. Aperture: The shallower the depth of field, the wider the aperture needs to be. If you want the camera to focus in on one subject while slightly blurring everything else so your
