Oh thank you soo much...
And would you mind explaining to me, how ISO speed works. I've read different difinitions, but would love to hear a practical one from you for example..thank you again.
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ISO is just your sensor's sensitivity to light. the more sensitive it is, the less light it needs. the reason for increasing ISO is when you don't have enough light, so you make your sensor more light sensitive so it can capture the image. the problem with higher ISO is that it causes noise. noise is the grainy artifacts that show up in your image. you'll notice that pictures at ISO 1600 come out grainier than at ISO 100. usually, 400 and under should be fine. starting 800, you'll notice the graininess.
i usually keep my ISO at 100 or 200 whenever possible. if it's too dark, i go with 800 unless it's still just too dark. in that case, i'll go 1600. getting a shot is better than none at all, but you always want to get the 'better' shot. plus, there are noise removal editing tools out there that'll help make those grainy shots a bit smoother.
anyways... keep practicing. i used to suck a lot when i first started, but now i get asked to do weddings and other event photography. i'm no pro, but i can at least do candid shots of people now. maybe someday, i'll get into professional portraiture... that's my ultimate goal in photography
