The CapturEDU Journal
Photography guides, written to be used.
Practical guides to camera settings, light, composition, editing and Melbourne locations. Clear enough for beginners, specific enough to take outside tonight.
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How to read a histogram: better exposure at a glance
A misty white sailboat should produce a histogram that looks wrong. How to read the graph, spot clipped shadows and highlights, why no perfect shape exists, what RGB histograms reveal, and when exposing to the right gives cleaner files.
How to shoot in manual mode, and finally get off auto
Auto mode guesses. Manual mode lets you decide. How to read the exposure meter, the order to set aperture, shutter speed and ISO, when semi-automatic modes are the smarter choice, and a seven-day plan to make manual feel routine.
The exposure triangle explained: aperture, shutter and ISO
A crocus at f/2.8 and a pier at 30 seconds sit at opposite ends of one system. Here is how aperture, shutter speed and ISO trade light between them, and how to choose the setting that shapes the picture first.