Self Portraits and Portraits Preview

Tip #1: Bring Something to Focus On 

Place something about the same height and distance as your self in your self portrait, so it can focus better and the picture comes out more clear. 

Tip #2: Set the timer high and Use Burst 

Use the timer on your camera so you aren't pressing the button and running fast to the position you want because your picture will come out ugly. Set the timer high so you have time to figure out what your going to do, and the picture comes out good. 

Tip #3: Lighting 

Using your flash can make your pictures look ten times better. Because photography is about capturing light to produce a great picture.

Rules of Photography Part 2

Rule of Thirds

Balance

Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

Viewpoint 

Background

Depth

Cropping

Avoiding Mergers

The Three Pillars of Exposure: Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed

Aperture

F2.8

F16

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?

I think our eyes closely relate aperture because if you put something close to your face your eyes can "focus" on that object.

2. The smaller the Aperture, the higher the Aperture f-number.

3. The higher the aperture f-number, the sharper the background comes out with the picture.

Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Low Shutter Speed 

Reasonable Light

A.) the dunking booth - Fast shutter speed

B.) the food eating contest - slow shutter speed

C.) the rock climbing wall - slow shutter speed 

D.) someone working at a booth - slow shutter speed

E.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - medium shutter speed 

F.) The Diamond Performance - medium shutter speed 

Not Enough Light 

A.) the dunking booth - medium shutter speed

B.) the food eating contest - fast shutter speed

C.) the rock climbing wall - medium shutter speed 

D.) someone working at the booth - medium shutter speed

E.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - fast shutter speed

F.) the diamonds performance - fast shutter speed

ISO

ISO 200 

ISO 3200 

1. The advantages of shooting with a higher ISO setting at a football game at night is the image will be more clear, and sharp.

2. To use the lowest ISO (100 or 200) because when there is light you should use the lowest ISO.

3. You should always increase your ISO when there is not enough light in the environment that you are at, so the camera quickly captures the image. 

F4: 1/125

F5.6: 1/60

F8:1/60

F11:1/60

F16:1/30

F22: 1/8