2. SHUTTER SPEED
Shutter speed is to do with the length of time the camera shutter is open when capturing an
image. The shutter speed setting will depend on how much light there is when taking the images.
The brighter the light the faster the shutter speed should be, the less light the slower the shutter
speed. For example if I was to taking images outside where the light was really bright; I would use
anything from 1/60s to 1/1000s. If I was to taking images at night time; I would use shutter
speeds from 1s to 1/60s. If the shutter speed is set on the wrong setting images could come out
either too blurry.
(1st image) (2nd image)
Shutter Speed - 1s Shutter Speed - 1/4 s
F-Stop - F/5.6 F-Stop - F/5.6
No Flash No Flash
3. SHUTTER SPEED
Fast Shutter SpeedSlow Shutter Speed
When taking these images I set the shutter speed slower, this creates a blur as
you can see in the picture on the left. The shutter has been left open longer so
this means the light of the moving car has been expanded further than the image
on the right.
4. ISO
ISO is to do with the sensitivity of the image sensor, the lower
the number the less sensitive your camera is to light and the
finer the grain. The larger the iso number the brighter the
image and the more grainer the image will look.
(1st Image) (2nd Image)
Shutter speed - 1/500 Shutter speed - 1/500
F-Stop - F/1.8 F-Stop - F/1.8
ISO – 640 ISO - 5000
5. ISO
Low ISO High ISO
The ISO has changed these images a lot. The low ISO image has captured every
detail although it is quite dark. The high ISO image has lost detail in the
background, if you look closely at the image and zoom in you can see the digital
noise that has appeared. ISO makes images loose a lot of detail.
6. APERTURE & DEPTH OF FIELD
Depth of field is all to do with F-stop. The smaller the F-stop setting the more blurred the
background will be. This is known as a shallow or narrow depth of field. The larger the F-stop
setting the less blurred the background on the image will be. This is known as a long depth of
field. For example if the F-stop was set at F/5 the background would be very blurred, but if the
settings were changed to F/10 the less blurred the background would be.
(1st Image) (2nd Image)
Shutter speed - 1/1250 Shutter speed - 1/1250
F-Stop - F/6.3 F-Stop - F/13
No Flash No Flash
7. APERTURE & DEPTH OF FIELD
Narrow Depth of Field Long Depth of Field
Before I took these Images I set the F-stop settings differently for each of
these two images. The difference between them both is that for the narrow
depth of field the F-stop was at a small setting. This makes the camera focus
of the object (the branch) and makes the background very blurred. The
image for long depth of field was set at a larger F-stop making the
background less blurred.
8. RULE OF THIRDS
The rule of thirds is a grid that appears on the screen of the camera.
The grid helps align certain objects within the frame. Using this grid will
ensure your images are well balanced. Studies have shown that when
people view images their eyes usually go to one of the intersection
points rather than the centre.
This is an example of the grid.
9. EXAMPLES OF RULE OF THIRDS
In these two shots I’ve placed the subjects along a whole line which means
they are just off the centre, this creates an additional point of interest.
10. MANUAL EXPOSURE
Manual exposure is when having
full control of the settings on the
camera. The settings are Shutter
speed, ISO and aperture.
These images that I captured myself.
These are example of manual
exposure.
(1st Image)
F-stop: 1/10
Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
ISO: 1600
(2nd Image)
F-stop: 1/9
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
ISO: 1600
