Photography induction

We were each given a DSLR camera and shown the basics of how to change the setting, clear images on the card and how to take certain types of photos.

I had had lessons in how to use a DSLR camera before and so was familiar with what I was being told. I had previous mainly used Nikon cameras in my Extended Diploma, but own a Canon so was fairly familiar with the set up.

We were taught about shutter speed, aperture and iSO and asked to take 6 photos to demonstrate our understanding of basic photography techniques.

Our task was to take 6 photos that demonstrated our understanding of: shutter speed, by taking a photo with a smaller shutter speed to create a blurred effect and a high shutter speed to capture a fast moving object. Aperture, to show how depth of field can be created, a low aperture will created a lower depth of field, for example the foreground will be in focus and the background blurred, with a higher aperture, more of the image will be in focus. ISO to show how lowering the iso will make the camera less sensitive to light, and to increase will be more sensitive to light but may also increase the noise of the image.

With this image I used a low aperture to create more of a focus on the alien in the foreground, causing Buzz Lightyear to be out of focus. 

With this image I raised the aperture to a higher f number so that more of the composition was in focus. The image is slightly darker, but I know it's because I forgot to adjust the shutter speed to balance it out. 

I spun a coin to help be demonstrate about shutter speed. I used a high shutter speed to capture or freeze, if you like, a fast moving object.







I then lowered the shutter speed to 1" so that the photo would be taken over 1 second to create this blurred effect.  

ISO is about light sensitivity, here in a relatively well lit room, I set the ISO to a higher number which is cause the image to be over exposed








Here in the same lighting, shutter speed and aperture as the previous image, I lowered the ISO to create a darker image with resulted in the image having noise. If I were to take an image where the environment was dimly lit, say at a gig, I would increase the ISO to allow to me increase my shutter speed to take a better photo.