Photography Workshop/ Induction

In this workshop we went through how to use a Digital SLR camera. I found this really useful because even though I did a 2 year course in photography during Sixth Form I didn't use a digital camera once as analogue photography and the darkroom was all I was interested in. We went though Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture and the main settings on the camera which where M, P & TV.  Once we got the main idea of how to use the cameras properly we went round the room taking pictures of selected objects we brought with us against different coloured backgrounds. We experimented with light and changing the settings on the camera until we got the perfect image.

Shutter Speed

The shutter speed varies from the quickest which is 4000th of a second to the longest which is 30 seconds. This is how quickly the shutter will open and how much light will come in. There is also a setting on the shutter called 'BULB' and this is when you can choose how long you want the shutter to be open. Obviously if you want a very quick photo this isn't the best shutter setting to use but if you want a very long photo is perfect as you can have the shutter open for as long as you want

Aperture 

The aperture is simply the whole in the lens and it combines with shutter speed. You can have it wide open for more light of really small for less light. This all depends on how light it is at the time. By making the hole smaller, you are reducing the amount of light that reaches the sensor or film in the time that the shutter is open. So from this you can start to see how shutter speed and aperture work together.

ISO (International Organisation for Standardization)

ISO measures the sensitivity of light. Higher ISO settings are generally used in darker situations to get faster shutter speeds. Its all to do with how sensitive the camera is to light. The settings go from H, AUTO, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, & 6400

Blue and Red against BLACK

 Blue and Red again Yellow

Red and Yellow against Violet 

 

 Long Exposure

This ended up being the funnest part of the workshop. By changing the Shutter Speed into the seconds I could get this lovely blurry effect with the photos. I love it how everything isn't in focus but  the camera is. 

The group working, I decided to go round and take some photos of the group working and I blogged them because I really like the light with the black and white it has a really nice effect