Aperture compared to a window - easiest explanation.
Aperture is one of the three camera settings that define image brightness.
In lesson 3 of our free photography course, we explain aperture, what it is and how it works.
We compare it for example to the blinds of a window that control how much light will enter a room, just like the aperture controls how much light enters your camera.
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