Digital Photography

1. How do you think shutter speed can affect the final result of a photo? (Give examples as needed).

A fast shutter speed can make a photo look frozen while a slow shutter speed can blur an image. Slower shutter speeds can sometimes make a picture more visual.

2. How would you define Depth of Field and how would it affect a photo?

It’s the part of the picture that is acceptably sharper than the rest of the photograph. This can create depth and feel to a picture.

3. Why would one even bother changing the aperture and shutter speed, why not just shoot in manual mode?

If you put your camera on the manual mode you wont get the best pictures. If you change it up you can change a semi-boring picture into an outstanding cool looking photograph.

Go to the following sites and read about shutter and aperture:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm

http://photoinf.com/General/Klaus_Schroiff/Perspective.htm

http://photodoto.com/understanding-exposure-shutter-speed-aperture-and-iso/

http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/shutter-speed.html

http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/aperture.html

http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/depth-of-field.html

http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/shutter-speed-creative.html

Answer the following questions about aperture and shutter speed:

1. Which of the following shutter speeds will let more light in? f2.8 f4 f6.4

F2.888888888888888888

2. When should you use a tripod when adjusting the shutter speed? (there is an official rule on this you can look up)

Use it when your shutter speed is slower than 1/focal length of the lens

3. Which of these apertures is larger, f4 or f22?

F4

4. How can the zoom of the lens affect depth of field?

It will either make the background blurry or fuzzy

5. What is object isolation? Would you use aperture or shutter speed to achieve this? Why?

When an object is isolated from the rest of the picture

6. What type of DOF or aperture would you use when shooting a portrait?

F22

7. How are aperture and shutter speed directly related?

With old cameras the photographer had to set the aperture and the shutter speed manually

8. What is the actual definition of Aperture?

An opening, hole, slit or crack

9. If I wanted every aspect in the photo to be clear and crisp, what would be the best f-stop to use?

f-2.8 or 4.0

10. What is one of the biggest problems with buying a lens that has an aperture of f1.4?

It doesn’t focus very well or shoot accurately.