December 13th

Happy Friday! Everyone's happy happy happy

Today we are going to look at what Aperture and Shutter Speed do in a camera! There are a lot of interesting mechanics inside a camera and in order to take great shots, we need to know how to use them-and use them correctly!

After the presentation you may sign out a camera and take 4 photos using the AV and TV modes on your camera:

1 photo of something that has a shallow depth of field (low aperture number). * Hint- do a close-up of something to achieve this.

1 photo of something that has a far depth of field (high aperture number). *Hint, something farther in the distance

1 photo of something using a slow shutter speed (it will likely turn out blurry-that's okay!)

1 photo of something using a fast shutter speed (this may turn out dark, that's okay too!)

B.)

Please respond to the following reflections:

1. Are you satisfied with how your photos turned out? Why or why not?

2. How did the fast vs slow shutter speed photos vary? Did you notice a difference

3. How did the DOF photos vary? Did you notice a difference?

C.)
If you are done all of this, you can open up iphoto and play with the editing features (exposure, saturation, tint, etc.) Have fun and see how creative you can get with your photos. Show me your photos when you are done!

If you finish all of this, please read the following article: DOF Explained . This article may help you to have a deeper understanding of the concept. Please answer the following:

1. Now that you know about DOF, when would you use a shallow DOF and a far DOF? Which do you prefer? Why and for what ? Have you ever used these settings on a camera before?