Photography blogger Lau offers a plain-English explanation of two of the most confusing concepts in photography: aperture and focal length. A highlight: Lenses with larger apertures are faster because ...

Setting your aperture is one of three keys to better and creative photos. The other two are your ISO and Shutter Speed. Do you want to create better, more creative photos? But, maybe you find the ...

Focal length is the optical distance in millimeters between a camera lens and the sensor or film. It determines the height and width of the scene being captured, known as the "field of view." A prime ...

If you want to get creative with your photography, and out of that all-too-tempting automatic mode, you'll need to get your head around a few key settings. We've already looked at ISO, and now it's ...