Want to take pictures with an actual camera and not just your phone? You can! But it’ll be a learning process; before you can start taking the photos you want, you’ll need to learn a about light and how it affects your shot. We take you back to the basics and discuss aperture. What is aperture? How will aperture affect my photos? Is it important to know? Follow along our video to get the answers to these questions.

Key Points

• Affects shutter speed
• Controls depth of field
• One of three primary component for proper exposure

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Check out our introduction to digital photography.