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Controlling Depth of Field in Photography
- 1. Controlling Depth of Field 1. Distance to Subject 2. Size of Aperture 3. Size of Lens
- 26. Bokeh
- 29. Seeing Light
- 31. Exposure Defined
- 32. Light Metering
- 33. Reflective Light Meters - Measures the light reflecting off the subject - All objects reflect light
- 34. 1. Incident Light Meters ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2. Reflective Light Me Light Meters
- 35. The Moon - Reflected moonlight
- 36. Incident Light Meters Measures the amount of light falling on the subject
- 38. Center Weighted Partial Metering Spot Metering * Matrix Metering Mode takes an average of all areas of the image Types of Metering in Camera
- 40. What does your camera think a “correct” exposure is?
- 41. Gray Card Neutral gray color Reflects 18% of the visible spectrum Provides a reference object for exposure
- 42. Light Meter Tips Adjust shutter speed and aperture when metering Always meter the brightest area in your viewfinder Consider the ratio - amount of highlights and shadows in your image Tough lighting is the reason photographers don’t shoot in automatic modes
- 44. Time of Day The best natural light is sunrise and sunset The more the directional the light - the more dramatic Sunlight becomes saturated “golden” and sunrise/sunset
- 51. Directional Light - Source of light hits subject at an angle
- 59. Directional Spot Light - Directed source of light often filtered through objects
- 65. Back Light - Shows shape and detail - “Hair Light”
- 72. Silhouette - Shows shape and adds a graphic atheistic
- 77. Soft Light - Diffused and even light, few shadows
- 82. Time Exposure - Creative use of shutter speed for desired effect
- 88. Light Painting - Long exposure with added moving light source
- 91. “Mothers and Daughters” © Julia Fullerton-Batten