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DO YOU KNOW ? 
- Do you know what is ND (Neutral Density) filter for and how it is used? ND filter generally does nothing but simply reduce the amount of light entering the camera sensor. With this, you are able to achieve a longer shutter speed under bright conditions. This could for example enable you to creating blurred/silky effect of water or also allows a wider aperture allowing shallow depth-of-field effect under bright conditions.
- Do you know why compact camera always display more noise as compared to DSLR of the same ISO? This is due to the smaller sensor size of the compact camera as compared to a DSLR even if they are of the same pixel resolution. The surface area of a DSLR sensor is much bigger compared to compact camera and therefore they have better light gathering ability. With this, a stronger signal is achieved and thus garner better Signal to Noise Ratio.
- What is a fast lens? To make it simple, a fast lens is a lens which could provide a very wide aperture of f/1.8 or below. Such lens allows you to take photographs at low light conditions (due to wider opening to allow more light to enter the sensor) and when you wanted a very shallow Depth of Field. Fast lens would normally have better optical quality and that would be one of the reason for its high price.
- A Histogram is very useful to check if your image is properly exposed. A histogram is a graph that shows the spread of tones through the image from highlights to shadows. A properly exposed imagine should in most situation, have the graph evenly spead across the axies with more weight in the center portion (bell curve).
- It is recommended to always use your len hood when taking photographs to minimize stray lights.
- Avoid aiming your camera directly at the sun as this may damage the sensor of your camera.
- It is a good practise to protect your lenses by attaching a UV filter to it. It is cheaper to replace the filter in event of scratches or stubborn stains.
- For outdoor shoot, ensure the sun is in front or at the sides of your main subject. Else you will only see a silhouette of the main subject. Not unless this is the result you want to achieve in purpose.
- It is important to store your camera/s and len/s in dry box or cabin if you are not using them for an extensive period of time!
- Having direct flash right at your main subject may wash out details you wanted. Bounce, reflected or diffused flash is recommended.
- A lower ISO setting can produce superior image quality while a high ISO setting will yield a grainy outcome with poor and un-natural image color.
- To avoid camera shake, the denominator of the shutter speed should be greater than the focal length.
- To achieve a proper exposure, you must understand the relationship between ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed. They are interdependent on one another and thus changing one setting will affect the other. To learn more, please visit "Basic Fundamentals".
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