Capturing the world through shades of gray

         In the beginning, cameras used glass plates or film to store the images reflected upon them. Today, the images are stored on something called the image sensor. This tiny piece of technology is made up of millions of extremely light sensitive material that captures the image. 
         There are four elements you should set on your camera every time you shoot something: the shutter speed, aperture, ISO and white balance. 
There is also three ways to control depth of field through manual settings.

• Through the use of f-stops. A f-stop of 2.8 is a shallow depth of field, and a f-stop 32 is a wider depth of field. 
• A second way of controlling depth of field is the proximity to the subject. The closer a photographer is to the subject = the smaller the depth of field, and the farther away from the subject = the wider the depth of field. 
• Lastly, the lens choice can also control the depth of field. The wider the lens=the larger the depth of field, and the narrower lens= the shallower the depth of field. 

         Knowing how to control your camera's manual settings can be a powerful tool for any photographer. It can be the difference between a perfect picture or a blurred disaster. By properly manipulating the manual settings, a photographer can achieve 3 kinds of motion: stopped, blurred and panned. 

Check out the slideshow below to see 10 different photography techniques