One of the first topics we will cover in class is the functional settings of a camera. These are pretty universal whether your camera is a box with a pinhole or your smartphone.

But to understand how those work, you need to have a basic understanding of how a photo is captured. Let’s take a look at this process – HowCamerasWork

The Exposure Triangle

The goal of taking any photo is to control the amount of light that is being captured. This control process is called the Exposure Triangle.

Simply put, you can control 3 main variables that affect the amount of light that enters a camera while taking a photo. Let’s take a closer look at this process – ExposureTriangle