Camera Basics Quiz

Group A

                                          ISO: 800    Aperture: f/5.0     Shutter Speed: 1/800

For this shot, I made the settings so that i would get a small depth of field. 

I used a high shutter speed and low aperture. I also set the

 ISO at 800 so it would be sort

 of sensitive to light but not that much

 ISO: 800 Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/800

To achieve this shot, I also kept the shutter speed high while keeping the aperture low, which is why this photo also contains some shallow depth of field. The main purpose of this shot was to capture a moving object and freeze its motion. The red car in the back was driving towards me so i took a picture of it with these settings and achieved the stillness of the car.

ISO: 400 Aperture: f/5.0 Shutter Speed: 1/125

To keep this picture void of grain, I made sure to keep the ISO lower than I normally use, so there won't be any chance for speckling in the background. The aperture and shutter speed I used resulted in the slight shallow depth of field. The main thing I did to achieve this shot was keeping the ISO level low.

ISO: 800  Aperture f/22.0  Shutter Speed: 1"

I achieved this scenario by plugging in a high aperture and low shutter speed into the camera. I kept the ISO at 800 since I was inside and it agreed with the light meter in the camera. I put the self timer at 10 seconds so I could press the button and run up the stairs so I could jump in time to get in the shot. I kept the setting on Aperture priority.

Overall, this unit taught me one major thing. It was the exposure triangle. Before this class, I had no idea that there were so many interrelated settings in a camera that could create so many different kinds of shots. I learned that the higher the shutter speed, the lower the aperture should be set and vice versa. I also learned that the ISO depends on what kind of environment you're in and how much light you want to incorporate into your photo. High shutter speeds create frozen movements while low shutter speeds create blurred movements. A low aperture gives you a shallow depth of field while a high aperture gives you a large depth of field. In shutter speeds below 1/60, a camera needs a tripod or something to stabilize it so it doesn't blur the picture. The white balance button on the camera is also very important, because it allows the camera to see the colors as we see them. You can set it to the type of lighting you are in and it will create the colors you see with your eyes into the photo. I also explored advanced camera settings used for different situations like portrait and sports shots. This unit, I learned the major basics of camera settings which will be very helpful in future units and the photos i take for the rest of my life.