Three Pillars of Photography

Aperture

Photo at F2.8:

Photo at F16 or higher:




















1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? The pupil in your eye.
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture the bigger the f-stop, the higher the Aperture the smaller the f-stop.
3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? Depending on how big or small the f-number is, the depth of field will be blurry or sharp. The smaller aperture, (large f-number) will cause both the foreground and background to be sharp and focused. The bigger aperture (smaller f-number) will result in a blurry background.


Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed:

Low Shutter Speed:

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light...

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree- Low Shutter Speed
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - Low Shutter Speed
 c.) the Stars performance inside the gym- High Shutter Speed
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard- High Shutter Speed
e.) people streaming in from the front doors- High Shutter Speed
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop- High Shutter Speed

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other...

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree- Low Shutter speed

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings- Low Shutter speed

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym- High Shutter Speed

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard- Low Shutter speed

e.) people streaming in from the front doors- Low Shutter speed

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop- Low Shutter speed

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.

• If you shoot in Aperture Priority mode the camera will automatically set the shutter speed, and you'll decide the lens aperture.
• When your in shutter priority mode the camera sets the aperture and you set the shutter speed
• You can set both the shutter speed and the aperture when the camera is set to manual mode

ISO

ISO 200:

ISO 3200 or 6400:












1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game? It helps with the low lighting at night or outdoors, to minimize grain.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?



DSLR Camera
*Make sure you set the camera on MANUAL setting at the top

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