1st Six Weeks Free Shoot Planning

1. What is your subject? My Dogs
2. Where will you shoot it? In my house or backyard
3. Indoors or outdoors? Either
4. What time of day? Any
5. What type of lighting? Any
6. What equipment will you need? A camera and a prime lens.
7. How many photos will your shoot result in (minimum 3)? 3-10

Sunny 16 Rule

You should learn the Sunny 16 rule because it helps you get better at getting a good exposure in different lighting situations as well as your camera's functions and controls.

You should start at ISO 100 when using the Sunny 16 rule.

A stop is a term used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of
light. One stop is double the amount of light you had previously.

How many stops brighter is a room if you start with one lightbulb and then add another? One Stop.

All of the settings that represent a "Full Stop" of light.:

f/0.7  f/1.0  f/1.4  f/2  f/2.8  f/4  f/5.6  f/8  f/11  f/16  f/22  f/32  f/45  f/64  f/90  f/128   f/180  f/256

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO review

Aperture

 F2.8

F40

1. Our eyes.

2. The smaller the aperture opening, the higher the aperture number.

3. If you have a small aperture, you get a more shallow depth of field. When your aperture is higher, more things in the photo are in focus.

4. No camera near me. 

Shutter Speed

Fast Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light - 

a.) High Shutter Speed

b.) High Shutter Speed 

c.) Medium Shutter Speed

d.) Slow Shutter Speed

e.) Slow Shutter Speed

f.) 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.) Medium Shutter Speed

b.) Medium Shutter Speed

c.) Slow Shutter Speed

d.) Slow Shutter Speed

e.) Slow Shutter Speed

f.) Medium Shutter Speed 

2. Shutter Priority - Aperture is set by the camera, shutter speed is set manually.

Aperture Priority - Shutter speed is set by the camera, aperture is set manually.

Manual - Aperture and shutter speed are both set manually. 

3. No camera near me. 

ISO

High ISO

Low ISO

1. Shooting at a higher ISO at a sporting event allows you to use higher shutter speeds, which stops motion, and maintain a good exposure. 

2. He said to use a low ISO when there's enough light.

3. He suggested to increase the ISO whenever there isn't enough light for the camera to capture a photo quickly or when you want to get ultra-fast shots.

4. No camera near me. 

Camera Sim

F4 - looks the best at 1/1000 sec. The background is blurred out. 

F5.6 - looks the best at 1/500 sec. The background is a bit less blurry.

F8 - looks the best at 1/250 sec. The background is coming more into focus, more than the last.

F11 - looks the best at 1/125 sec. The background is barely blurred. 

F16 - looks the best at 1/60 sec. The background is in focus.

F22 - looks the best at 1/40 sec. The background is in focus as much as the girl.

At slow shutter speeds, whatever is in motion starts to blur. To combat this problem, you could increase the ISO and then increase the shutter speed. I think the lowest shutter speed a photographer could hand-hold the camera at is around 1/40 sec to 1/50 sec. 

The last links are broken, but I completely understand ISO, aperture, and shutter speed.

Photo Composition Review Shoot

Rule of thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

Viewpoint

Background

Create depth

Framing

Cropping (Filling the frame)

Photo Composition Review

Theme: Basketball

Rule of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

Viewpoint

 

Background

Create depth

Framing

Cropping

Mergers and Avoiding Them (Cut some of the ball off)