About ISO...

The ISO,International Organization for Standardization (also known as 'ASA' or simply 'film speed') determines how sensitive your sensor is to light.

The higher the ISO number, the brighter your image will be. The lower the ISO number, the darker your image will be.

But surely there is a side effect that comes along with ISO, and that is called noise.

Noise is basically color grain that destroys the fine detail and color in your photographs.

Always try to use the lowest ISO you can, especially when doing long exposure work.

Try to keep ISO in the 100-400 range.

About Aperture...

The aperture is how wide the hole in your lens is. It is very similar to your eyeball's pupil.

The bigger the diameter, the more light hits your camera's sensor. So, the bigger the opening, the brighter the image!

Sometimes you will hear people refer to the aperture as the “F-Stop” number. It's the same thing.

About Shutter Speed...

The shutter speed will be determined by you and how long you think it will take to make your light painting. In all DSLR cameras, there is a piece of cloth or plastic that is between the lens and the camera's sensor. This cloth is called the “shutter”.

When you push the button on your camera to take a picture, it opens the shutter for a duration of time, and then shuts it back up again to stop the exposure from taking place. Hence the term “shutter speed.

About Tripods...

A tripod is essential to have when you are working with trick photography because many of the tricks require that the camera remain in the exact same location in 3D space when taking a series of photos.

An old, heavy, bulky, clunky aluminum tripod purchased at a thrift store is probably better than a cheap plastic one purchased brand new at a camera store.

About Lenses...

Another reason to get a DSLR over a point-and-shoot is because DSLRs give you the option to swap different lenses on and off the camera body.

Lenses are more valuable than the camera body itself because the technology doesn't get outdated as frequently, they are a bigger factor in determining image quality, and they can be used with other DSLRs of the same brand.

That means that if you buy a good lens today, you will be able to use it on different camera bodies of the same brand tomorrow.

You will most likely go through more cameras than you will lenses.

One recommended additional item is a high quality protective UV filter for your lens .

This protects it from scratches and smudges.

About Camera...

Before starting to say about this,for those who are just starting out in photography,would be not to wory about what type of equipment to use.

Use a camera that is affordable to you and later if your passion increases,only then you should use something more expensive like DSLR cameras.

The reason why is that DSLR cameras are able to manually adjust the aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. Most DSLRs also have the option to take exposures that are 30 seconds in length.

This will be a useful feature to have when doing the tricks covered in the long exposure effects module.

Some high-end point-and-shoot cameras will work okay, but chances are if you want to have more control over what your final image will look like, a DSLR would be a much better option than a point-and-shoot.

After learning how to use the camera for a year or two get a better one.

Don't worry too much about which brand of camera to get because they are all basically the same. Canon, Nikon, Sony, whatever. It's the image that matters,not the what brand of camera it was taken with.

Getting a camera that allows wireless remotes, cable releases, an external flash sync (PC) port, and a mirror lock up mode is the next step up from a entry level DSLR.

About Photographers...

The Rich ones

They have money,they buy the latest and most expensive equipments.

They take photos in automode.Then takephotos in automode.

Then they learn basics of the manual mode and always like to talk about shutter,ISO and aperture.

They like collecting expensive lenses and flashlights and brag about it but use none.

They irritate people by tagging them on their photos.

The Desperate ones

They are inspired by people who have a DSLR.

They just want to buy one and shoot in auto mode for the rest of their lives.

They save money and ask other photographers which lens to buy.They take photos of everything.

The Real Ones

They don't care about the equipment.They think ,they think a lot.They care about the subject.

They try to make difference through their photographs.

They spend a lot of time on fiel to capture a single meaningful shot.

They are eqiped with a camera and lens for their types of photography.

They share it with friends.