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Topic Outline
The Triangle of Exposure
Understanding Focal Point and How it Affects Your
Image.
Guide to Aperture and Sunny 16 Rule
Depth of Field
Shutter Speed
Photography Projects to Jumpstart Your Creativity
Triangle of Exposure
There are three main ingredients to good exposure: Aperture, Shutter Speed,
and ISO.
Think of a perfect exposure as a perfect triangle all the angles are
equal, all the sides are equal. Now if you change just one part of that
exposure or triangle, it is no longer perfect so you will need to change
another point of the exposure or triangle an equal but opposite amount to
make that triangle and therefore the exposure perfect again
Aperture
Aperture is a circular opening (somewhat) in our lens
that is adjustable from a very small circle to almost as
large as the lens itself. We adjust it to let more or less light
hit the digital sensor or film.
Depth of Field
When we look at an image, there is a part that is in
perfect focus and then there are parts that begin to be out
of the range of focus. You can have a small Depth of Field
(DOF) where only your subject is in focus, or you can have
a deep Depth of Field where practically everything is in
focus or really anywhere in between.
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed controls how long the light comes
through our aperture to our digital sensor or film. The
longer the time, the more light will hit their surface. That
is technically what shutter speed does.
Artistically, shutter speed controls motion. Whether
we want to freeze motion or show motion, shutter speed is
the portion of exposure that will control that aspect.
Focal Length
Selecting different focal lengths can really reshape
the aesthetics of your scene. Zooming in and out on the
same subject area greatly changes the way that a subject
relates to the background and the perceived distance
between the two.
18 mm from 18-55
70 MM from 55-200
35 mm
Sunny 16 Rule
Rule of Thirds
The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine
breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and
vertically) so that you have 9 parts. As follows.
Point of Focus
When a photographer uses the term "point of focus", he is referring
to that object in a photograph at which he wants to draw the most
attention. "Focus" itself refers to the amount of the image that is
sharp. Both the point of focus and the amount of focus affect the
resulting image. In short, altering each one changes the look of the
final photograph.
3) Compositional Rules
4) Explore other techniques
5) Lighting Technique - similarly set yourself the challenge
to practice your skills with a particular lighting.
6) Manual Exposure Mode Weekend
Photography Projects
1) 365 Days Project -take a picture of anything every day
for a year.
2) 52 Photowalks - you should get out of the house once a
week with your camera.
3) 100 Strangers - The idea is to approach someone youve
never met before, ask if you can take their picture, and
talk to them a bit to get some kind of backstory
4) A-Z - You can pick a place and try to get a picture of objects that start
with or represent each letter of the alphabet.
5) Pick-A-Something - For instance, pick a color and try to go all day
photographing only red things, or try only getting pictures of things
that are square when youre on a walk.
6) Go Mono Your goal is to get better at converting photos to black and
white, to see things differently, and figure out what photos would
look better in mono, and which ones wouldnt.
RESOURCES
http://digital-photography-school.com
photo.tutsplus.com/