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008: Learn the Exposure Triangle - Bringing it all together

We talk about where to start when youre taking photos, how to adjust your other settings when you make a change, and how to use it to start taking better photos today. In this episode of the Beginner Photography Podcast, we share tips on how to use the exposure triangle to start taking better photos today. They suggest starting with aperture to set the scene, then adjusting shutter speed depending on whether you have shaky hands, and finally setting the ISO to the correct exposure. The ...
Broadcast on:
09 Feb 2016

We talk about where to start when youre taking photos, how to adjust your other settings when you make a change, and how to use it to start taking better photos today. 
In this episode of the Beginner Photography Podcast, we share tips on how to use the exposure triangle to start taking better photos today. They suggest starting with aperture to set the scene, then adjusting shutter speed depending on whether you have shaky hands, and finally setting the ISO to the correct exposure.

The Big Ideas with Time stamps

  • 00:06:48 Learn manual by experimenting.
  • 00:07:09 Practice and experiment to master photography.
  • 00:19:30 Control exposure with triangle.
  • 00:26:48 Fast shutter speed freezes motion.
  • 00:27:30 Shoot fast and high ISO.
  • 00:40:44 Take photos that make you happy.
  • 00:44:51 Start shooting today!


In this episode you will learn:

  • How to start and bring together all the pieces of the exposure triangle. 
  • Where to start adjusting when you go out with your camera
  • When you should start adjusting your aperture first
  • When you should start adjusting your ISO first
  • How to decide what is most important in your photograph
  • Where your eye will go first time you see a photo
  • How to utilize that psychology to take better photos
  • How to change your settings for darker conditions
  • Why you will need to compensate every time you change a setting
  • Why Newton's 3rd law of motion is important to the Exposure triangle 
  • Why getting a phone call in the middle of a podcast is a bad
  • When you should be changing your settings for a creative photo
  • How to set up your camera to freeze a subject
  • How to have your shutter open longer but keep the same exposure
  • We share some of our own photos 

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We talk about where to start when youre taking photos, how to adjust your other settings when you make a change, and how to use it to start taking better photos today. In this episode of the Beginner Photography Podcast, we share tips on how to use the exposure triangle to start taking better photos today. They suggest starting with aperture to set the scene, then adjusting shutter speed depending on whether you have shaky hands, and finally setting the ISO to the correct exposure. The ...