Today I presented - How cameras capture light

How cameras capture light

How cameras capture light

June 14, 2019 - 2 min read

Iā€™m not the best photographer at Triptease; Iā€™m not even the best photographer in my team!

Thatā€™s how I started my talk today, and itā€™s totally true; even so, I take photos and so do you! And itā€™s no secret I love explaining things, so I put together this presentation to demystify how cameras capture light. The goal was to help my fellow colleagues understand how tweaking the three base variables of aperture, shutter speed and ISO rating affects how much light is captured, and how each variable affects the look of a photo.

Sharing Lunch?

Every Friday, my company orders free food for everyone in the London office, and one of us gets to go on stage and talk about something theyā€™re passionate about. Itā€™s a common ritual in startups and we call it ā€œSharing Lunchā€, although it seems most other companies go with ā€œLunch & Learnā€.

Itā€™s a ritual I love, and I always encourage colleagues to take advantage and present their stories, oddities and passions!

Iā€™ve done a few myself over the three years Iā€™ve been at Triptease, trying to keep the ratio of ā€œproduct/tech for nerdsā€ versus ā€œfun for everyoneā€ talks at around 50%. This was the first ā€œfunā€ one where the vast majority of the photos were taken by yours truly, and I couldnā€™t be happier!

How did it go?

Well! My colleagues are too kind to tell me otherwise, but from their faces and reactions during the presentation, as well as reading between the lines when gathering feedback after, I do believe I put on a good show.

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Johnny Magrippis

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