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1.3. ISO explained – learn about ISO in less than 3 minutes – photo 1×1 the free photography course

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The third video of this chapter explains how ISO works and what effects ISO has on your images.
This is for all people out there who always wondered what ISO does to your images and how ISO influences your photography.

Are you ready for a free photography course?
Do you want to learn everything about Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO?
On this channel we will teach you everything you need to know about photography in short, easy to understand videos. We start out with the basics, teaching you Exposure with clips about Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO and we will continue with more advanced chapters like how does a polarizer filter work and how does it improve my photography. How can I best clean Kaesemann polarizers, etc. etc.
Our goal is to make you UNDERSTAND PHOTOGRAPHY and to become the best free online photography course
Here is a complete List of the chapters and movies:
0. Welcome
https://youtu.be/rAjU2MMB4mo
Just a short welcome to our free photography course
1. Exposure
https://youtu.be/trUZDQ6oiLM
An intro to exposure and its components Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
1.1. Aperture
https://youtu.be/YWdRP7VGR7E
Did you know that the Aperture is just a hole in the lens of your camera and that you can compare it to a window to better understand photography?
1.2. Shutter Speed
https://youtu.be/RpEP062B-QA
The secrets behind Shutter Speed and how the shutter in your camera works. Take better photos by understanding Shutter Speed
1.3. ISO

ISO is a very important component in photography. With modern cameras you can take much better use of ISO. But what is ISO and how does ISO influence your images?
2. The effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed

Aperture and Shutter Speed can do much more than just brightening up your image. Aperture is important to blur the background of your portraits and Shutter Speed will freeze your images when you photograph fast movement, or blur the water of waterfalls.
2.1. The effects of Aperture Part I

See how the Aperture changes the sharpness of your foreground and background. In this movie we make an Aperture experiment that you can easily follow with your own camera.
2.2. The EFFECTS of APERTURE Part II

learn which aperture to choose in different situations. This video covers aperture settings macro photography, landscape photography and architecture photography
2.3. The EFFECTS of APERTURE Part III

learn how to blur the background in portraits. See the difference between small and large aperture and enhance your photography.
2.4. The EFFECTS of SHUTTER SPEED Part I

let´s do a short shutter speed experiment together to understand the difference between long and short shutter speeds.
2.5. The EFFECTS of SHUTTER SPEED Part II

Learn how a slow shutter speed blurs motion to understand how to avoid motion blur using faster shutter speeds.
2.6. SHUTTER SPEED and its EFFECTS PartIII

the 3 factors that determine how fast your shutter speed has to be in order to freeze motion.
2.7. SHUTTER SPEED and its EFFECTS PartIV

Best Shutter Speeds to Freeze Motion.
2.8. CAMERA MODES and Chapter Summary

What camera modes you really need for taking great pictures

ISO brightens your image but increasing ISO will introduce noise. In dark surroundings like in churches during weddings, ISO is your only chance to expose your image correctly, while in bright surroundings it is best to chose the base ISO of your camera, which usually is ISO 100. Experiment with your ISO settings to see how good your camera is at higher ISO settings. Some cameras can achieve good results even at ISO 10.000. With others you should not go over ISO 800.