Exposure Twins

Exposure Twins

Dial in a reference exposure, then explore an equivalent setup. Pick which dial "follows" — turn the other two and watch it recompute live to keep the same overall exposure.

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Reference

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Quick start
Lighting guide

Comparison

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Equivalent exposure maintained

Exposure Triangle

Reference Comparison

Understanding exposure

A quick, visual guide to the three controls that set how bright your photo is — and how they trade off.

The exposure triangle

Aperture Shutter ISO same exposure

Light & the "stop"

×1 ×2 (+1 stop) ×4 (+2) ×8 (+3)

Each stop doubles the light. Small steps, big cumulative effect.

Aperture (f-number)

f/1.4 f/4 f/11 f/22 more light less light

Bigger f-number = smaller opening = less light (and more in focus).

Shutter speed

slow — blur fast — frozen

Slow = more light but motion blurs; fast = less light but motion freezes.

ISO

ISO 100 — clean ISO 25600 — noisy

Higher ISO brightens the image but adds grain/noise.

The value tables

Equivalent exposures

ND filters

ND

An ND filter cuts light by a set number of stops — "sunglasses" for the lens.

Exposure compensation

-3 0 +3 +1.3 EV, dialed in

The same ± scale you'll see on a real camera's exposure-compensation dial or display.

A little physics of light

Exposure Challenge

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Reference — match this exposure
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Tailor the Challenge to your actual equipment — puzzles stay within these limits.