Bracketing

This class was about photographing one subject by finding the zero light meter, and then over and under exposing by a number of stops.  Depending on the direction and intensity of your light source, you might under or over expose on purpose.  I chose a 5-step bracket (as opposed to a 3-step bracket). 

0)   1/160 @ f/11, ISO 200, 44mm

 

+1 stop)   1/160 @ f/8, ISO 200, 44mm

 

+2 stops)   1/160 @ f/5.6, ISO 200, 44mm

 

-1 stop)   1/320 @ f/11, ISO 200, 44mm

 

-2 stops)   1/640 @ f/11, ISO 200, 44mm

Portraits

This assignment had a lot of rules, and it was harder than I thought!  After about a zillion shots, these are the four portraits I chose to show in class.

1/320 @ f/8, ISO 400, 50mm
This is under exposed by about 1 stop. At zero, the white hat was too blown out. Unfortunately, this caused her face to be too dark. Now I see why it's hard to photograph someone in white. Maybe I should've thought of that when I wore white for our family pics yesterday.

1/640 @ f/8, ISO 400, 24mm
This is zero exposure.  This was everyones favorite (of mine) in class.

1/1000 @ f/5, ISO 400, 18mm
This is zero exposure or possible under exposed by 1 stop to accommodate for the bright sunshine.

1/125 @ f/5, ISO 400, 46mm
This is over exposed by 1 stop. I wanted to emphasize his white markings.  This one was everyones second favorite (of mine) in class.

Shutter Speed and Aperture to Control Motion and Depth of Field

This class was all about utilizing shutter speed and aperture to control the artistic element of a photo.  In addition to controlling light, shutter speed controls motion (or blur) and aperture controls the depth of field (shallow or deep). 

The assignment was to choose motion or depth of field.  Photograph the same subject.  Change the shutter speed and aperture in stops to create equivalents of the base exposure. 

I chose motion, so I photographed a flag in the wind, using shutter speed as my priority.  In the flag, you are looking for evidence (or lack of) motion.  I started with a fast shutter speed, which will freeze motion.  As you lower your shutter speed, the motion (blur) becomes more evident.

1/1600 @ f/4, ISO 200, 28mm



1/1250 @ f/4.5, ISO 200, 28mm

1/400 @ f/8, ISO 200, 28mm

1/125 @ f/14, ISO 200, 28mm

1/40 @ f/25, ISO 200, 28mm

Shutter Speed and Aperture to Control Light

Photography class #2.  Moving into manual mode...

We practiced adjusting the shutter speed and aperture to create an image with the "perfect" light - which is an exposure level of 0 (zero).  The assignment was to photograph images, making sure the light meter read at zero.  These aren't "technically" correct; just practicing with shutter speed and aperture to create a zero exposure.



1/30 @ f/32, ISO 200, 55mm

1/30 @ f/22, ISO 200, 39mm

1/30 @ f/22, ISO 200, 23mm

1/50 @ f/22, ISO 200, 18mm