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ART 140 Introduction to Digital Photography EXPOSURE CONTROLS PART I of II

Through this assignment you will: Practice downloading your images to your work folder & uploading files to the server Learn how to make a contact sheet using Photoshop & Bridge Practice changing your Aperture and Shutter Speed settings on your camera Learn how each exposure setting changes and effects each image through: exposure, motion, blur, focus and depth of field. Shoot the following images at an ISO setting no higher than 400 outdoors. Do not use your flash. Your camera will be set to Manual Exposure. Follow the exposure guidelines below. Bring a pencil/pen with you and record all exposure settings on this sheet. Make any note of where the instructions are not relevant to your camera or where you have questions or have had to do the next best thing. Hint: Bring your manual along with you! SET UP: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. When you complete the worksheet and the photo-shoot you will: Create a folder on your flash drive called (your last name)_Exposure_Controls for example: manchester_exposure_controls would be mine Save all of your images to that folder Make a contact sheet (PDF) in bridge from these images and name it: (your last name)_exposure_controls.pdf Your completed worksheet will be turned into me in person and your PDF will be turned into my drop box on the server. Each portion will be worth approx. the full credit of the assignment so dont forget both parts! Shoot a fast-moving object at two different shutter speeds. Hold the camera steady do not pan. Record your settings. Shutter Speed 1. Set your shutter to a fast shutter speed: 2. Set your shutter to a slow shutter speed: __________ __________ Aperture _________ _________ Set up your image quality size to the best youve got! Set your ISO Save your files in the least compressed, highest quality image format RAW is best, but a large, smooth JPEG is ok. Set your White Balance to match your lighting. If you are outside = daylight or daylight-overcast-cloudy or use the AWB setting Team up with a partner ideally someone who has a similar make as your camera, bring your pens, your cameras and youre ready to go!

Shoot a moving subject at two different shutter speeds. This time, pan the camera with the subject. Record your settings. Shutter Speed 3. Set your shutter to a fast shutter speed: 4. Set your shutter to a slow shutter speed: __________ __________ Aperture _________ _________

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Shoot a scene that has a foreground (2-3 feet away from you), middle-ground and background. Focus on the middle-ground and shoot at three different apertures, adjusting your shutter speed according to your meters suggestions. Do not change your position or focus once they are set! Aperture 5. 6. 7. f/5.6 f/8 f/16 Shutter Speed _________ _________ _________

Photograph a person facing a strong light source the sun, a lamp, etc. Take an average meter reading for #8. For #9, take and use the meter reading off of the person. Aperture 8. _________ 9. _________ Shutter Speed __________ __________

Photograph a person against (in front of) a strong light source the sun, a lamp, etc. Take and average meter reading for #10, for #11, take a meter reading off of the person. Kneel in front of the person with the sun directly behind them when you meter. Aperture 10. ________ 11. ________ Shutter Speed __________ __________

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Exposure Controls Exercise: Part II of II

In this part of the exercise we will be bracketing that is, over and under exposing the image It is important that you use WHOLE stops that is, start out on a whole aperture or shutter speed stop so when you make adjustments you know how far to go. Write down the list of whole standard stops first before you start for easy reference.

For the next exercises you must fill the frame (what you see via your viewfinder) with your materials. If you are not close enough the meter is reading light other than what the setting should be providing. Hints: 1) Use whole stops in fact, write them down in the space below! 2) Change either the aperture or the shutter speed for each exercise not both at the same time, (that would be an equivalent exposure not an increase or decrease, right?). 3) Another suggestion is to set at least one of your exposure controls (shutter speed or aperture) to the MIDDLE of its range for example, if my camera has F-stops ranging from F3.5 all the way to F22, I would set my aperture at F5.6 or F8, NOT F16 or F 3.5. That way I have the room to over and under expose.

Shutter Speed Whole Stops scale:

Aperture Whole F-Stops scale:

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14-18 Photograph a black object on a black background. Expose at meter reading. Then overexpose +1, +2 and underexpose 1 and -2 stops. Aperture 12. ___________ 13. ___________ 14. ___________ 15. ___________ 16. ___________ 0.0 +1 +2 -1 -2 Shutter Speed ________________ (at normal reading) ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

19-23 Photograph a white object on a white background. Expose at meter reading, then overexpose + 1, +2 and underexpose -1, -2 stops. Aperture 17. ___________ 18. ___________ 19. ___________ 20. ___________ 21. ___________ 0.0 +1 +2 -1 -2 Shutter Speed ________________ (at normal reading) ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

24-28 Photograph a gray object on a gray background. Expose at meter reading, then overexpose + 1, +2 and underexpose -1, 2 stops. Aperture 22. ___________ 23. ___________ 24. ___________ 25. ___________ 0.0 +1 +2 -1 Shutter Speed ________________ (at normal reading) ________________ ________________ ________________

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26. ___________ -2 ________________

Write any notes, problems youre having or anything else you would like to remember here: