The document outlines a guide for beginners on camera control, focusing on aperture, shutter speed, and depth of field. It emphasizes the importance of photography settings, providing instructions on including labeled diagrams, examples from other artists, and supplemental images to enhance understanding. The guide aims to enable learners to effectively use their camera modes and exposure techniques for improved photography outcomes.

1. Class Task:
Create a guide about everything in this PowerPoint! The idea is for a
photography beginner to read your Weebly and know exactly how to use
the camera “modes” and why they would!
• Create a title in your Foundation page - “My guide to camera control”.
Add a labelled diagram of a DSLR (Nikon or Canon) that you find helpful
and explain how it is similar to a human eye – pictures always help
demonstrate your writing.
• Have 3 sub-titles: “Aperture” and “Shutter Speed” and “Depth of Field”.
For each of these sections, give a DETAILED explanation of what each
means, along with at least 5 images found from the internet to show what
you mean. You will be marked on how thoroughly you have written about
each section and whether you can use this guide to help you take your
own images next lesson!
• To start off strong – find examples of other
artist/photographer’s work that have investigated each setting in similar
or different ways. “art2day.com” is a great website to find artist work – go
to “photography” and choose one of the sections to look through

2. Some examples of this task from
previous students ….
Very descriptive
and informative,
using the
correct terms
and symbols.
More images
could be used to
give examples of
what she
discusses!

4. Knowing your “Mode” dial
Nikon mode dial
Canon mode dial

7. What is exposure
and why is it so
important?
“Exposure” is the amount of light that reaches your
camera’s sensor.
It determines how bright your photograph is. You are
EXPOSING your film or camera sensor to light.
Too much light = lack
of information/too
white.
Too little light = too dark

8. Under-exposed
or a deliberate
lighting
technique?
Your chosen exposure can
completely change the way your
photograph is read by your viewers.

9. Aperture The hole which lets light in when you release the
shutter
Your images will get darker as
let light is let in
Your images will get lighter as
more light is let in

10. Your APERTURE also controls your “Depth Of
Field” – this is the distance of your photograph
which is in focus.

11. Get creative with your DOF
– what are you drawing focus to?

12. Shutter
Speed
You can control how quickly or slowly your shutter opens
to let light into your camera. This is key for freezing
moments and avoiding blur, unless that is what you want!
Shutter speed is measured in seconds / fractions of
seconds:
1/640 is 640th of a second
2” is 2 seconds
You are not only controlling the time light has to enter your camera (the longer
– the more light gets in – the more the exposure), you are also control how
you want to record movement! One of the images has a quick shutter speed;
one has a slow – which way round are they?

13. Use your shutter speed to create new
features and textures