Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

APERTURE

Photo taken at aperture setting F2.8

Photo taken at aperture setting F22

1. The eye is the part of the body we closely relate aperture to. 

2. The smaller the Aperture, the larger the f-stop which , while the higher the Aperture, the smaller the f-stop. 

3. The size of the aperture impacts Depth of Field. The smaller the Aperture such as f/22, the more focused the background and foreground will be. On the other hand, the larger the Aperture such as f/1.4, the more blurred the background will be, bringing the subject(s) into focus. 

SHUTTER SPEED

Photo taken at a fast shutter speed of 1/2000. 

Photo taken at a slow shutter speed of 5/1.

There At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - high shutter speed
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - low shutter speed 
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - high shutter speed
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - high shutter speed

e.) people streaming in from the front doors - low shutter speed

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - high shutter speed

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - low shutter speed

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - high shutter speed

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - low shutter speed

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - high shutter speed

e.) people streaming in from the front doors - high shutter speed

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - low shutter speed

2. Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual, are the three settings on your camera in relation to shutter speed. Aperture Priority when the user selects the aperture, but the appropriate shutter speed is controlled automatically. Shutter Priority is when the user shuts the shutter speed and the appropriate aperture is set by the camera. Finally, manual is when the user sets the aperture and shutter speed. 

ISO

Photo taken with ISO 200 

Photo taken with ISO 3200

1. The advantages of a shoot at a higher ISO for a basketball game or a night football game are capturing clearer, focused photos shot in the moment, or to get fast shots. 

2. Some suggestions the author made about using a low ISO was to use when there is a lot of light in order to have the best quality photo with least grain.

3. Some suggestions the author made about using a high ISO was to use a higher ISO at night so that the image is not to dark. Also, the author suggested to use a high ISO when not enough light is produced and you want to take a shot in motion, or else you will have blurry photos. 

STIMULATION OF DSLR

1. The aperture settings available on this camera are an aperture of F2.8, F4, F5.6, F8, F11, F16, and F22. 

2. The shutter speed settings available on this camera are a shutter speed of 1 sec, 1/60 sec, and 1/4000 sec. 

3. The ISO settings available on this camera are an ISO of 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 6400, 12800, and 25600.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. Some of the main points I read regarding manipulating images are: Since the manipulating of ethics has become an issue today, it is important for journalists to present the scene as it physically is with little change. They "have to walk that thin line of portraying the truth of the scene."

B. The philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times regarding image manipulation is that no colors from the photo's original state should not undergo change. 

C. In my opinion, I think photographers can change the brightness or the contrast of a photo as long as they do not change the scene entirely by cutting or adding something or changing the color entirely. 

D. I think this picture is the most unethical photo from the website because it incorporated someone that was not apart of the original scene. It is making people assume that John Kerry was there with Jane Fonda. This picture is inaccurate, and as a photojournalist, it is your job to inform the public of the truth.  

E. In my opinion, there is not one picture that I consider the least unethical because all of them show inaccurate information. However, if I had to chose, I think this picture is the least unethical because it showed the least changes. It kept the same person and same quality photo, etc. I personally, do not agree with the need of making her look thinner. 

Academic Shoot

This picture represents Simplicity because the glasses are the main focus and is the object that stands out from the background. Although this picture shows Simplicity, I feel like the background blends with the glasses too much. Therefore, I should have put the glasses in a brighter background or reposition the angle from which I took the picture.



This picture shows the Rule of Thirds because I aligned and focused my subject to the right of the picture. The girl is the subject who brings the viewer's attention.



This photo I captured shows Leading Lines because the frames from the windows capture the viewer's eye to another point on the image. In this case, the two students are the main focus and is brought out from the dark lines.



From all the pictures I took, I think this is the closet I could get to show Balance. If this girl, the subject, had her left arm at the same level as her right arm and her belongs were a little more centered, the picture would have represented Balance a little better. However, the picture is that if we were to split this photograph in half, both sides would be almost identical. There is one line on each side of her, her shirt color and pattern are split evenly, and for the most part, her belongings are centered. All of these factors represent Balance.



This picture represents Framing because the viewer's focus is on the framed subject, in this case, the boy is the main focus. The bright background makes the boy stand out from the dark, blue shirt.



Avoiding Mergers in photography occurs when a background object is directly in front or behind a subject. It can cause the background object to distract from the main focus of the photograph. In this photograph, the frames from the windows are the background objects that made the boy (our subject) look like there is a pole (we know is a frame from the window) coming out from his head. However, I completely did the opposite of what the term meant. I did not avoid the merger. Instead, I should have positioned his head to be in between one of the windows making him stand out more from the green background and not making him blend in with his surroundings (the black framed windows).

Favorite Academics & Community Service Photograph

My favorite photo from the Academics & Community Service area, is a student doing a science lab by pouring two different colored substances into the same cylinder which produces another color from the combination. The student is wearing goggles to protect himself from science lab and stands out from a blurred background.

1. I picked this photo because I liked how the image was focused. As a result, the student stood out from the blurred background which helps the audience see the main focus of the image (the student conducting the experiment). I also liked the colors of the substances the student was combining.

2. This image represents Framing in photography because it kept the viewer's focus on the subject in relation to his surroundings.

3. I have decided to take my academic photos in a science classroom because students will be performing a lab. I will have the opportunity to take photos similar to the one I mentioned above.

4. I would like to take photos in Mr. Mayfield's classroom since he is my science teacher.

5. I will put the rules of photography into practice in order for my photos to turn well. I will try to capture photos in action, focus on my subject and exclude any extraneous space, and take pictures from positions.

The Story

The story or the message that is revealed in this photo is the fact that everyone is coming together as a school and reflecting or acknowledging something that means something to them. This image gives a peaceful feeling to the audience and demonstrates that it is a moment to gather as a community.

Action and Emotion

This image displays the excitement these girls are experiencing while doing a science lab. They are amazed and entertained by the outcome of the experiment. The photographer did a very good job capturing the action and emotion these girls experienced.

Filling the Frame

This photo showed the most filling. The photographer made sure that there was not too much extraneous information. They made sure to fill the frame only with their subjects and nothing but their subjects.

Post Shoot Reflection

1. Since the camera that was assigned to my group was different from all the other cameras I was not familiar with the buttons. I had a really hard time focusing on the subject and viewing the pictures I took on the camera.

2. The things I thought about the most when I was taking my pictures was if the pictures I took was in focus. Since I was not familiar with the camera, I did not know how to view the picture to see if the photos I took was in focus. Once I uploaded the pictures I could tell they were blurry which was frustrating.

3. If I could do the assignment again, I would make sure I take multiple pictures of the subject, so that once I upload the pictures to the computer, I can choose the photos that are in focus.

4. The things I would do the same is the subject I chose to take a picture of.

5. I am interested in shooting at the same location I took the pictures from, but I would like to try and take pictures from different positions. I want to try to focus my pictures more since the one I took before weren't.

6. Students Blog: http://corinnesphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/

On Corinne's blog, I liked the way she focused on her photos and positioned them. I also liked the photo she captured of a butterfly on some flowers. I would like to see more pictures that are not related to nature. I am curious to see the outcome of them.

Simplicity

In photography, Simplicity involves focusing on an object while ensuring the background is not as focused. This picture shows Simplicity because the American flag stands out against the grey background.

Rule of Thirds

In photography, the Rule of Thirds is applied by aligning an object with their intersecting points, placing the horizon on the top of bottom line. This picture from 9/11 represents Rule of Thirds because all the action is being focused on the top right of the picture.

Lines

Leading lines are lines within an image the captures the eye to another point on the image. This picture is known as The Falling Man which many people interpret it in many ways. This image follows the rule of Lines because the man in the image captures our attention.

Balance

Balance in photography, is when objects are in equal visual of weight. This image shows balance because there is an equal number of people on both sides of the photo.

Framing

Framing is the placement of the subject in relation to its surroundings. Framing can keep the viewer's focus on the framed subject(s). In this image, the white in the background makes the man stand out from all the debris that fell from the buildings which look grey in the photograph.

Avoiding Mergers

A merger in photography occurs when a background object is directly in front or behind a subject. It can cause the background object to distract from the main focus of the photograph. In this photograph, the Twin Towers are the main focus of the image which is behind the subject or the Brooklyn Bridge.

Four Favorite Pictures

Unfortunately the pictures I took did not focus well.



I took this in the Library and tried to focus more on the girl than the books in the background. Instead, the books were the ones focused. In this photo, I would of shown simplicity in photography by having the girl in complete focus while the books in the background would be blurry.



In this photograph I followed the rule of Lines by showing more than one book and their vertical lines. The shelf sections also show lines, vertical and horizontal. If I had a subject in front of the lines from the books, the picture would have shown a better representation of the Lines.



I was assigned to take a picture of something Bowie related. I then saw this red bull dog in the Library and asked Madeleine to take a picture with it. In this photo, I followed the Rule of Thirds by having my subject focused on the right of the image.

This photo represents Framing in photography because the viewer's focus is on the framed subject. The girl stands out from the bright red background.

The Camera

1. The camera obscura effect is achieved in a dark room. 

2. The lenses and optics were the invention during the 17th Century that helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera. 

3. Glass lens, a dark box, and film were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce. 

4. Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film on modern digital cameras and Niepce's camera. 

5. Digital cameras use an electronic sensor called a CCD.

6. With Auto Mode the camera will completely control flash and exposure. And the Program mode just point and shoot. 

7. The Portrait mode is used to focus on the object and blur its surroundings. The camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting (aperture).

8. The Sports mode is used to freeze objects in motion. The camera will use the highest shutter speed possible. 

9. By pressing on the trigger button, the camera is in focus and encourages better composition.

10. This symbol means no flash. At times, you may not want flash at all. The mood of the photograph can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used.


11.  Auto Flash is enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks more light should be exposed.
 

12. If the photo is exposed to too much light, the photo will be washed out.

13. If the photo does not receive much light, it will look too dark.

14. The term "stop" means to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. The new planet is two stops brighter if there are two suns instead of one .

16. The new planet is four stops brighter if there are four suns instead of two.

17. A longer shutter speed has the affect of having more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed has the affect of having less light.

19. The aperture controls the amount of light.

20. When adjusting the aperture, you can use zoom to increase the amount of light.

Modern Day Photographers

Gary Arndt is one of my three favorite modern day photographers. This picture was taken in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in 2013. He calls it The Water Taxi.




Berthold Steinhilber is one of my favorite modern travel photographers. This picture is a view of Jurassic Coast, Dorset, Great Britain.



Caroline and Ben work together. This is the last of my favorite photographers. This photo was captured in Guatemala.