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The Magic of Light Painting
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The Magic of Light Painting

by Tim Cooper
April 2014
Intermediate to advanced
65 pages
1h 40m
English
Peachpit Press
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Reciprocal Relationship

Creating photographs with long exposures in dark situations is greatly simplified when you are familiar with the reciprocal relationship that exists between your ISO, f/stop, and shutter speed. To better understand this relationship, place your camera in one of the automatic modes such as Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority. When you rotate your shutter dial, both the shutter and aperture change at the same time. For example, 1/125 at f/8 changes to 1/60 at f/11. When one value closes down to let less light hit the sensor (the aperture here) the other opens to let more light hit the sensor (the shutter in this case). Both 1/125 at f/8 and 1/60 at f/11 allow the same amount of light to hit the sensor.

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