Iso in photography

Saskatoon photographer on Instagram: “Photography tip Thursday. 📸 ISO 🌞 – Pronounced “eye-so,” this is (strangely) an acronym for International Organization for Standardization.…”

Learn what ISO is, why its important, how it will affect your photo, and most importantly, how to choose the correct ISO setting to ensure you get the sharpest images possible, every time - in our Photography Guide to ISO for Photographers.

In a Single Lens Reflex camera (SLR), the aperture and shutter speed settings regulate the amount of light that will expose the film. The aperture is the opening that lets light into the camera and...

ISO is a measure of the sensitivity of your camera's sensor to light. (The term ISO is an abbreviation for the International Organization for Standardization.) The higher the number of the ISO, the more light is recorded by your camera's sensor. The trade-off with raising the ISO value is an increase in "noise." We are familiar with the concept of "grain" from film photography. In that process, the visible spots and speckles on the photograph were actual enlarged grains, a result of the…

In photography, ISO is a key factor that can affect how bright or dark your photos will be. Learn more about your camera's ISO here.

ISO? What does that even mean? The best and easiest way I like to describe it is like this… Remember when you would purchase film at the grocery store? They would have 100 speed, 400 speed, 800 speed, etc. The ISO provides your camera with the amount of light you need on your camera’s image sen