Task 2 photography terminology work sheet

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Photographic Terminology Lewis Dunn Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practice Terminology P1, P2, M1, M2

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Photographic Terminology

Lewis Dunn

Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practice TerminologyP1, P2, M1, M2

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Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is basically how long the shutter is open, the longer the shutter is open the more light the camera will capture. So in this photo the shutter was open for 1/125 secs meaning the shutter would have been open for 1/125 of a second. The higher the number the faster the shutter speed is open so if you were trying to take a photo in a dark room or during the night you would have the shutter on a much lower number as more light will need to be captured.

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Shutter Speed

Fast Shutter Speed• Stick an example image

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Slow Shutter Speed • Stick an example image

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So here is two of the same pictures taken but both have different timed shutter speeds that’s why they look so different. The photo taken on the left had a shutter speed of 1/100 of a second capturing the same amount of light that was in the room at that time and the photo on the left was shot a 1/6 of second that’s why it has camera shake and has become blurred, camera shake is where the shutter is open for so long and as it wasn’t shot using a tripod the camera had been shook with the shutter open thus making it blurred.

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Iso

ISO is basically how much your camera is available to light, so say you were indoors or in a dark environment using ISO your camera is more sensitive to light so your photos will come out brighter depending on how high you have the ISO on without using a flash. The higher the ISO the brighter your shot will be so the reason this shot is so bright is because it was taken with an ISO of 400 so there was more light used than it should have done in this environment.

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ISO

High ISO

ISO- 100 ISO- 3200

ISO- 200 ISO- 1600

ISO- 400 ISO- 800

As you can see to the left I have took the same picture 6 times but in 6 different ISO speeds. As the number increases in doubles the lighter the picture will get this is because the photos were took in a lighter environment so the light from the ISO isn't intended on the bigger numbered ISO shots.

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Aperture & Depth of Field

Depth of field is where the camera focuses on a certain object whilst the objects both in front and behind become stretched and blurred. You can alter the depth of field by adjusting the F- stop in the camera settings, F-stop is measured in numbers for example the photo taken to the left has an F-stop of F/5.6 the lower the f-stop the blurrier the background or fore ground will be as the f-stop for this photo is f/5.6 the background isn’t as blurry as it could be. Focusing depth of field on an object further away would blur the objects in the foreground you can change the f-stop to make distant objects look more sharp than the objects in front.

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Aperture & Depth of Field

Narrow Depth of Field Wide Depth of Field• Stick an example image

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A camera can only focus its lens at a single point, but there will be an area which will stretch in front or behind this focus point that still appears sharp. Focusing on an object in front will blur the background behind that object focusing on the object in front, whilst focusing on an object in the background or focusing on the background completely will blur any objects unneeded in the shot showing more of the background.

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Manual Exposure

Manual exposure is where you shoot your photos whilst the camera is in manual, using manual means that when you take your photos you will have to change the shutter speed, f-stop and iso to get the complete balance between them all making the photo as good as it can be without it being unfocused or blurry. On the photo to the left which I took I changed the shutter speed and manually adjusted the focus to produce a nice clean photo.

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Automatic Exposure

Automatic exposure is basically the work you put into adjusting the settings in manual exposure already taken care off when shooting in automatic exposure. Taking photos in automatic will shoot with the F-stop, shutter speed and iso already controlled by the camera this would make the job easier and quicker but could also effect the outcome of the final photo. Using manual you can adjust it all your self producing a better outcome in the photo.

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White BalanceWhite balance defines the use of the colour white and makes it look specific in lighting conditions. Using white balance can mess with the use of all colours you can change the white balance in the settings of your camera. There are many various different white balance settings to choose from such as: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Florescent light and others. When controlling each white balance the lighting will apply them to your camera adjusting it to the light used in the room at that moment this will make your shot come out in a better quality.

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Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds is a grid drawn across a photo which breaks the image into nine separate equal squares. The best focal point for subjects when using rule of thirds is at the intersection of the lines which define the best point of the image. You should in mind to engage the viewers attention and provide a natural focal point. For instance, in a portrait, keeping the eyes in line with the top intersection line and using the mouth with the bottom line.

F-stop: f/10Exposure time: 1/10secs.ISO speed: ISO 3200

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Examples of Rule of thirds

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