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The uses of Apertures

As you can see i took this picture in different shutter speeds as an example of what shutter speed does. The different in depth of field determines how in focus a picture really is, as you can see the f1.8 only focus on the front leafs but the f5.0 focus just not on the front but also gets some of the back ones in focus too. A shallow depth of field focus on a primarily near object and a large depth of field focus on the background. The depth of field is basically how much will be in focus and how much will not be in focus.

The different uses of shutter speed

A slower shutter speed will give a lot more detail into a photograph.


For different kinds of photographs it is required a different set of shutter speeds. The shutter speed is how long that the photo gets exposed to the elements. A short and faster shutter speed. For example 1/100th of a second will produc a still photo for example bellow you can see all the free flowing of the ocean hitting the stones and make a bigger splash.

With this photo i changed from RGB to CMYK then the colours have been balanced with an increase in the brightness and a colour saturation to give a more aesthetically pleasing photo.

As you can see in the example above a much slower shutter speed was used and it this photo had about 1/5th of a second and  it shoes a lot more flowing in the water. This image was shot at 1/5 a second shutter speed.

Uses of Aperture/Shutter speed/Lighting in location and studio photography shots.

Throughout this blog i will analyse ten photographs that were taken by me in which 4 will be monochrome, 2 were shot inside the studio at Middlesbrough college and 2 was shot in a field trip to Whitby.

I will look into different shutter speeds, lighting and any after effects used in Photoshop and the composition of objects to see how the photograph can draw the eyes attention.

In preparation to take the photos i had to make a big research to find out what would be my theme for this assignment and with that research i came up with a Nature theme. I looked into websites such as www.landscapephotographymagazine.com and www.anseladams.com to get some ideas and advice on how to shoot landscapes and effective colour usage both for black and white and colour photographs.

Prologue- Heath and sagety considerations

The first thing to consider to reduce hazards in the studio. In camera shoots, especially when using tripods, trip hazards are a big main risk. In order to reduce this hazard all the cables had to be taped down and the tripods would only be used if necessary. Also the camera its wireless, so the cables that needed to be taped down was the lighting cables. It reduced the risk of the operator falling.
Overall the operator and the public must remain alert during any photo shooting and common sense should prevail in all situations.

Photograph 1

Its a standart photo for cloth websites but using a manequin instead of a person. The dark background was an attempt to enhance mood in the photo. The backlight that were timed to flash with the camera using a device called Flash meter. This ensured a darker background but not too dark.

Photograph 2

In this photo i catch this dogs having some sort of conversation maybe, and i thought it looked really cool so i decided to take a photo of it in a specific angle to try to caught some sort of emotion between then.

I didn't use any Photoshop on this image since i didn't have time to edit all of my photographs due to the deadline.

Photograph 3

The photo was taken in the studio using mannequins as my subjects. This photo was based took on F8 aperture and 1/125 shutter speed. Later in Photoshop i changed the photo to a monochrome photo(black and white) and increased the therehold. This created this sin city effect into the photograph.

Photograph 4

In this photo the a side light was used to enhance mood and i was experimenting in trying to focus on the mannequin at the front and tried to take the mannequin at the back out of focus. It didn't work as well as i expected but i think it looks pretty cool. It has much harsher shadows similar to many family portraits or actor publicity photos.

Photograph 5

In this photo i experimented with using a close up aperture and standard shutter speed to create a similar photo to the wide range of seagull photos that i saw in my research. This photo didn't require any editing since i really liked the original piece.

Photograph 6

Since i was looking for nature subjects, when i saw this horse i didn't hesitate to get a photo of it. I tried to use a faster shutter speed since he was moving around and i didn't want to be bluer. Later on in Photoshop i cropped the photo and took a bit of light of.

Photograph 7

For this image i used the Landscape mode and the i changed the image to a Black and White photography of the sear port in Whitby. I also adjusted a bit of the levels of the photo which made the photo stand out to the eye. Shot in a standard apertures, ISO and shutter speed.

Photograph 8

This photograph was also shot in landscape mode using a standard aperture,ISO and shutter speed. Then i used some photo shop in this photo to make a perceptive crop to make align the way i thought would suit it better. and i also added a small amount of contrast to it.

Photograph 9

This was a close-up shot into the flowers in order to get as much detail as i could, i sued a very fast shutter speed since was very windy and the flowers was shacking around. In Photoshop i added a bit of light and contrast to it so the flowers would stand out more.

Photograph 10

For this final photo i was experimenting in showing some moody between the mannequins and i used a sidelight with a flashlight to give that soft outline and very dark scenario. Then i used the clone stamp tool quite a lot to clear some scratch marks that were on the mannequins. I took some contrast out the image and increased the brightness which really made the main mannequin standout. I also used the curves application on Photoshop to position where the light would bounce from.

Conclusion

In conclusion i used different settings on the camera which i learned a lot from and it made a huge different on my work because before this assignment i didn't have a clue how to enhance mood by using light. I learned how the different shutter speeds can make a photo change its complete concept.  I feel that i done a really great job since even my tutor told me that my photos that were taken in the studio was the best photos done there by the whole group which made me really pleased with my self. In the future shooting i will make sure improvements will be made such as lighting and different shutter speeds. Overall i feel i made a very good job for my first every time trying to make something like this. In the future i will try to use a few more stiles in relation to in camera work and changing camera settings in the studio work as well as on location.