The tools you need to create quality pictures

You slow the shutter speed to show the motion of the waterfall at  Sidecut Metropark.  A faster shutter speed would stop the motion.
(PHO245 Photos by TJ Barney)

A change in perspective do to selective focus.

 Photographers use a camera to control light.  Three ways to do that are with the ISO (International Organization of Standardization), aperture and shutter speed.

     ISO controls the amount of light that hits the camera sensor. A lower ISO of 100 is used in well-lit situations, while a high ISO, around 1600, is for darker scenarios.

   Aperture limits or adds light through the lens, and is used control depth of field.  

   The shutter speed slows or stops motion. A slow shutter speed lets more light in, while a fast shutter speed, like 1/1000 of a second, lets in less light.

     When understanding how to control light, you can concentrate on the composition of your image.      There are several things you can take into consideration when deciding your composition, like:

• The rule of thirds, which are a photographer's guideline.
• Perspective, or the way you view the picture.
• The mood that the picture is taking.
• Leading lines
• Making the point of interest easy for the eye to go to.

    By utilizing all these tools you will be on your way to capturing a quality picture.

The eye is lead through the picture by using leading lines.