I know it’s been a good while since I posted here, and since I’m still paying to maintain space on a tiny Amazon box in the ether somewhere, I thought I should get back into writing regularly. More on what I’m up to later, but for now, a non-sequitur. Given all the hoopla around AI recently, I thought I’d give it a shot. I fired up a ChatGPT session, and on a whim I gave it this prompt:
Explain the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO triangle in terms a 3rd grader would understand.
Here’s what it came up with:
The aperture, shutter speed, and ISO triangle are three important things to understand when taking pictures with a camera.
The aperture is like a little door inside the camera that controls how much light comes in. If the door is wide open, more light can come in and the picture will be bright. If the door is mostly closed, less light can come in and the picture will be darker.
The shutter speed is like a little curtain that opens and closes quickly to take the picture. If the curtain is open for a longer time, more light can come in and the picture will be brighter. If the curtain is only open for a short time, less light can come in and the picture will be darker.
The ISO is like a little sponge that absorbs light. If the sponge is very sensitive, it will absorb more light and the picture will be brighter. If the sponge is not very sensitive, it will absorb less light and the picture will be darker.
All three things work together to make the picture look just right. If there’s not enough light, we can open the aperture wider, slow down the shutter speed, or make the ISO more sensitive. If there’s too much light, we can close the aperture more, speed up the shutter speed, or make the ISO less sensitive. By adjusting these things, we can take great pictures no matter where we are!
Definitely want to poke around more with this, since this is an interesting take on the subject. That said, based on its responses to some other prompts, I’m not worried about it taking my job in the immediate future. But copy-writers better start learning to use it or get left behind, lemme tell ya…
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