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What is the “exposure triangle”?
May 26 '11 at 13:34
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What historic reasons are there for common aspect ratios?
Dec 17 '11 at 15:27
126
What is “angle of view” in photography?
Dec 21 '10 at 16:15
76
What image-quality characteristics make a lens good or bad?
Jan 4 '13 at 16:53
75
Why is there “single” in the term DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex)?
Aug 10 '17 at 13:53
67
Is it normal business practice for a contest site to solicit submissions and then, later, ask for a fee?
Jun 20 '18 at 9:07
66
What are the key photography-related features from Photoshop that are missing in GIMP?
Jan 26 '11 at 1:42
65
How do I convert lens focal length (mm) to x-times optical zoom?
Jul 3 '11 at 22:45
64
Is there development in the world of lenses?
Nov 3 '11 at 12:42
57
If I paid for photography am I entitled to raw images?
Dec 3 '13 at 3:59
57
How were photographs printed in newspapers in 1929?
Jan 25 '15 at 15:51
55
What is the advantage of a digital still photo camera over digital video for nature photography?
Apr 24 '17 at 18:33
54
Are there disadvantages to a prosumer camera for a beginner, aside from cost?
Dec 20 '10 at 20:43
53
Why is software-based manipulation of images frowned upon while hardware-based manipulation is acceptable?
Sep 27 '18 at 14:46
52
What is aperture, and how does it affect my photographs?
Jan 8 '11 at 17:51
51
Is my current gear sufficient for wedding photography?
Oct 17 '17 at 11:07
50
Why is a 1" sensor actually 13.2 × 8.8mm?
Jul 5 '12 at 12:03
49
How much do lens lineups vary across DSLR platforms?
Mar 1 '11 at 17:49
48
How do I calibrate the diopter correction on my DSLR's viewfinder?
Jan 9 '11 at 16:33
47
Is camera flash actually harmful to infants or newborns?
Oct 15 '11 at 15:27
46
What does it mean for a photograph to be “high key”?
Mar 29 '11 at 1:23
45
Technically, why is the out of focus area blurred more when using a bigger aperture?
Jun 25 '11 at 12:52
45
What are common beginner mistakes in photography?
May 12 '11 at 16:40
43
Is there a free program to (batch) change photo file's date to match EXIF?
Sep 14 '12 at 14:23
40
What is GAS and how can I avoid it?
May 24 '18 at 19:17
40
If I swallowed my SD Card would it be readable when it emerged?
Jan 26 '13 at 2:35
38
What does the term “sneaker zoom” mean?
Nov 7 '12 at 19:33
37
What is the “Rule of Thirds”?
Feb 24 '11 at 21:45
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What does the word “Contemporary” mean in a lens description?
Dec 13 '16 at 23:42
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Is it physically possible to build a long zoom (17-300 mm for example) at an aperture value of around 1.4 or 1.2?
Dec 8 '12 at 16:56
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