Camera Basic Quiz A

 

 

Small Depth of Field
ISO: 400
Aperture/F-stop: 8
Shutter Speed: 1/3
White Balance: Custom White

 

Freeze Motion
ISO: 3200
Aperture/F-stop: 4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/30
White Balance:
Custom White

Void of Grain
ISO: 800
Aperture/F-stop: 5.3
Shutter Speed: 1/25
White Balance: Custom White

Blurred Motion Selfie
ISO: 1600
Aperture/F-stop: 9
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Custom White

                                                         

 

Achieving each Scenario: I shot the first photo by setting up my tripod so I would have a nice still shot, I then zoomed in to have a nice, small depth of field and then focused in on the subject and did by best to blur out the background. For the second picture I asked my mom to move her leg back and forth while I then set up the camera for the correct shutter speed to capture the movement of the leg and freeze it. The third picture I used my dog Chewy who is 13 years old and made him stand still and set my ISO to a lower one so it would be grain free and used the correct light meter since it was darker in my kitchen to properly light up the picture. Lastly for my final picture I set my camera on my tripod again and set my timer for my camera to 10 seconds and zoomed in on my to get the background out of the picture and spun in circles to get a blurred motion selfie.

Summary on Camera Knowledge: So far what I have learned in photography class is how to properly set up ISO to the lighting and get the proper shutter speed to either a fast moving subject or a slow moving subject, also how to measure aperture for the correct lighting as well. Aperture and ISO were pretty simply for me to grasps but Shutter speed seemed to take a good while for me to understand, but once I practiced and kept using it, I finally understood how to set it up in the right way to freeze a moving subject and have little to no blur. I've learned that ISO is sensitivity to light and how to properly expose a photo (the less light in the camera the more grainy a picture will be and the more light in the camera the void of grain will be). Shutter Speed is the amount of time the shutter is open to take a picture in either a dark or a light setting (the slower the shutter speed the blurrier the picture and the faster the shutter speed a more clear picture). Aperture is the size of the opening of the lens that permits light to the digital sensor. (the lower the aperture/f-stop the less light is let in and the higher the aperture/f-stop the more light is let in). White Balance also helps you get the colors in the image as accurate as your eyes see it. (different sources of light, produces different colors)

Compositional Match Game

Asymmetrical Balance

Bird’s Eye View

Curved Lines

Diagonal Lines

Emphasis

Framing

Horizon Line

Horizontal Lines

Leading Lines

Movement/Rhythm

Pattern/Repetition

Proportion/Scale

Rule of Thirds

Simplicity

Symmetrical Balance

Texture

Unity

Variety

Vertical Lines

Worm’s Eye View

Image	E/P of Design	Rational
	Framing	Directs viewer's attention to what is important using objects or elements existing in the scene
	Pattern/Repetition	The repeated consistency of an element in a work
	Birds eye view	View from above looking down
	Rule of Thirds	Compositional rule of thumb where the whole image is divided into 9 equal parts; compositional elements should be placed along these lines or intersections.
	Symmetrical Bal.
	Vertical Lines	Lines that run north to south (grandness and spirituality)
	Unity	All elements of a piece of work together to produce a balanced, harmonious, complete whole.
	Asymmetrical Balance
	Leading lines	Lines that lead the eye to the other points of the image (or out of the image)
	Horizontal Lines	Lines that run east and west (rest, calmness, and tranquility)
	Diagonal Lines	Lines that run in a slanted direction (Movement and direction)
	Proportion/scale	The relative size of one object in relation to another
	Texture	The appearance and feel of a surface.
	Curved Lines	Lines that deviate from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion. -comfort, safety, familiarity.
	Movement&Rhythm	Shows action and the path of the viewers eyes through the artwork
	Worms eye view	View from below looking up.
	Emphasis	Elements in the piece that are given dominance or attract attention.
	Variety	Differences in elements and principles of design that give interest to a composition
	Simplicity	Singling out an item(s) from their surroundings
	Horizon Line	Used to emphasize the sky or ground based on the placement of horizontal line where ground meets sky.

What is composition?

 *After the reading complete the following questions on a blog post:

 1.) What is composition?

Composition is the arrangements of visual elements within a frame of a photography. Paying attention is what composition mostly is. 

2.)Why is it important to understand & utilize composition in photography? 

It is important because then you can do more than just pointing the camera and taking a picture, composition in a photograph takes thought and meaning, and taking some ideas and creativity to set up the right picture.

      3.)Describe aspects of a “snapshot”.

       A snapshot is a photography of a memory of an event or person. (It doesn't matter if half their head is cut off or if they are making funny faces it only matters that you captured a memory.) Taking a snapshot is just pointing a camera and taking the picture.

      4.)Describe aspects of a “photograph”.

      A photography is something artistic that had thought put into it for an event or person or object. It shouldn't just show what it is but what it is actually like. A photograph should have an impact and special meaning. A photograph requires attention to every detail and and getting them all right the way you want them and then clicking the shutter. 

      

      5.)“Photography is the art of Discovery”

      

      6.)Describe what interests you the most about this art form or what drew you to this form of communication.

      Composition interest me most, by saying that a photo requires thought and that it needs meaning to it, it really made me draw a better perspective on what taking a picture really means and what comes out of it. 

Understanding Focal Length

What I learned about focal length is that whenever you use the 18mm it is farthest away and as you move into the different zooms you have to adjust your focus because it tends to get blurry so you have to readjust that to take a clear picture. Also you need to fix your f/stop-aperture as you go along to let more light in or less light in depending on your spot to equal out the light meter.

Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5
Shutter Speed: 1/640

Focal Length: 18mm
ISO: 800
Aperture: 3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/640

Focal Length: 35mm
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5
Shutter Speed: 1/640

Focal Length: 55mm
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/640

Understanding Shutter Speed

What is Shutter Speed: Shutter Speed is the amount of time the shutter is open when you take a picture.
How Shutter Speed works: In the camera shutter speed works by the longer the shutter is open the more light is being let in and the less time the shutter is open the less light is being let in. In the photo shutter speed works by when you have a faster shutter speed the picture of a moving object becomes "frozen in time" and the slower the shutter speed the more blur you will get for a moving object.
Relation to the exposure triangle: The relation is motion blur and exposure to light.

ISO: 3200
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/50
 

 

ISO: 1600
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed 1/640

Understanding Exposure Models

Exposure Model: M
ISO: 800
Shutter Speed: 1/400
F/Stop: 5.6
Explanation: In this mode you specify both shutter speed and aperture. Fastest and least complicated way to dial in exactly the exposure settings you want to use. 

Exposure Model: S
ISO: 800
Shutter Speed: 1/1600
F/Stop: 5.6
Explanation: You select a shutter speed and the camera chooses the aperture setting that produces a good exposure.

Exposure Model: P
ISO: 800
Shutter Speed: 1/500
F/Stop: 5.6
Explanation: The camera selects both the aperture and shutter speed for you but you can choose from different combinations of the two. 

Exposure Model: A
ISO: 800
Shutter Speed: 1/400
F/Stop: 5.6
Explanation: The opposite of shutter-priority auto exposure, this mode makes you select an aperture setting. 

White Balance

WB: Direct Sunlight
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6

WB: Flash
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6

WB: Cloudy
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6

                                             

WB: Daylight Fluorescent
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6

WB: Incandescent
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6

WB: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6

                                   

WB: Shade
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 800
Aperture: 5.6









 What is White Balance: White Balance is different sources of light produces different colors. It helps you get the colors in the image as accurate as your eyes see it.

Why is it important to set your White Balance: It is important to set our White Balance because our eyes adjust automatically to the light and our camera doesn't.

               

ISO

                                                                   
What is ISO: ISO is International Standings Organization of Sensitivity to Light.
ISO works in a camera by the sensitivity of an image and it works by in a photo when you have a low ISO (100) the picture appears to be clear, but when you have a high ISO (Hi 2) the image appears to be grainy and not as clear. The exposure triangle relationship is sensitivity.

ISO: Hi 2
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/250

ISO: Hi 1
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/125

ISO: 3200
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/40

ISO: 1600
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/40

ISO: 800
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/20

ISO: 400
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/10

ISO: 200
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/5

ISO: 100
F/Stop and Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/2.5