INTERACTIVE TOOL

Exposure Triangle

The light in a scene is fixed; aperture, shutter and ISO share it out. Close one down and another has to open up — three sliders, one balance. Change the scene and see why the same settings now expose wrongly.

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+3

Scene
Tripod
Aperture ƒ/8

Shutter 1/125s

ISO 100

Balance with a single dial:

Engine: a real EV model, no list of ideal settings · photos: Unsplash