Aperture explained!

Aperture is symbolized with the character F.Every lens has blades which will close or open in order to let less or more light to come in (watch this video for more details).

As the f value decreases the blades are opening and let more light to come in.
As the f value increases the blades are closing and less light come in.

With low f values you can get a blurry background, this will help you to draw the attention to your subject.
With big f values the background is less blurry and the whole image is sharper.

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Photograph the milky way galaxy..

Back in the days when I was not in the photography word, I saw a magnificent  picture of a night sky with a lot of stars.I thought that it was photoshop because the photo was not even close to the night sky that i see with my eyes.After i got my first dslr(a nikon D3000) i tried to shoot the milky way galaxy and here is the result:

The only thing that you need is a dslr. (what is a dslr?)

• Get away from the city lights.You have to find a clear sky without light pollution.
• Know when and where to look.You will be able to see the milky way with your naked eye.You can try a phone app like google sky map to locate sagittarius which is close to the center of milky way.In addition, you can download Stellarium and see the location of the milky way for a given time.
• Camera settings.First of all, you need a tripod or a stable place to put your camera.We have to get a lot of light into the camera, for the kit lens at 18mm, set the shutter speed to 30sec,3200 iso and 3.5 aperture.If you have a lens that can go larger than 3.5 aperture go for it and lower the iso or shutter speed.If you get star trails try to lower the shutter speed and up the iso.Dont forget to turn on manual focus and set the focus to infinity, you can do that by focusing on a very distant light.

Thats it!Go outside and try it by yourself you will be amazed by the result!

Post your results and questions below!

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What is image noise aka iso..

Iso basically is how match sensitive to light your sensor is.For example, a photo with 100iso will look darker than a 800iso one(if you keep the other settings the same).

So what's the caught?Why not to use high iso all the time?
As you can see below the higher the iso the more grain(noise) you get.

How to get rid of that noise?

• Full Frame sensors are better at controlling noise and you can get usable images at very high iso values.(What is Full Frame)
• You can find a lot of programs on the internet that can reduce iso noise but don't over do it because it can cause softness on the images
• Don't use high iso.Use lenses with large aperture, get some flashes and try to light up your shot.

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How to Choose your first camera!

In this post i will guide you to choose your first camera based on your needs, don't expect me to tell you "go and buy the X camera" there are a ton of photography cameras out there just because every person has different needs.

There are two camera types:

• Point and Shoot(P&S) 
• SLR/DSLR

If you got tired from phone quality and want to take good pictures with a little effort then P&S is for you, close this page and go here.



If you want to learn more about photography and get some awesome photos then DSLR is the way to go.



First of all,there are two types of dslr based on their sensor:

• Full Frame
• Cropped Frame

They both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Full Frame sensors are bigger than Cropped Frame, they produce much better images and used by pro photographers.They are difficult and expensive to make thats why their price is about the double from Cropped Frame.
Cropped Frame are cheaper than Full Frame but they are not so good in low light conditions.They produce a lot of noise at high iso (What is iso noise?) compared to a Full Frame.In addition, they have a crop factor which means that if we take the same photo (same settings, lens, conditions)  with a Cropped and a Full frame, the image on the Cropped sensor will be zoomed in.

As you can see the sensor(the white square in the middle) is bigger on the Full Frame(right) camera!

Which one should I buy?
If money is not an issue for you then go for Full Frame.I recommend you to buy a Cropped Frame and then if you are not happy, after you learn how to control your camera, upgrade to Full Frame.
Make a quick shopping search and you will find out that Nikon and Canon are dominate the market.

Nikon Full Frame cameras are called FX.Some model names are: D4S, D610, D800E, D3S, D3X, D700.
Nikon Cropped Frame cameras are called DX.Some model names are: D3300, D5300, D7100, D7000.

Canon Full Frame cameras are called Full Frame.Some model names are: 5D, 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III.
Canon Cropped Frame cameras are called APS-C.Some model names are: 7D, 350D,  70D,  700D

Canon vs Nikon, Nikon vs Canon
There are a lot of nikon and canon fanboys out there that are debating what brand is better...After 5 years of experience i would tell you that with both cameras you can get outstanding photographs.A lot of people(+ me) are saying "canon for video and nikon for photography" but keep in mind that a lot of times is the other way around.
Whatever your choice is remember what Chase Travis said:
The Best Camera Is The One That's With You

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