Camera Settings (Aperture & Shutter-Speed)

Aperture (f-stop):

*Controls the depth of focus field. The lower the f-stop the shallower the field of focus is. The higher the f-stop, the deeper the field of focus.
the aperture is literally how wide the lens of the camera is open.
If the aperture is large and in turn the lens is allowing a large amount of light in, there will be much finer detail on the image being focused and less detail on its surroundings.

If the aperture is small and in turn the lens is allowing a smaller amount of light in, there will be detail in the entire image, foreground and background.


Shutter speed:

The shutter speed is how long the lens is open.

The higher your shutter speed number (100, 200, 2000), the faster the lens will open and close. If the lens is exposing fast the image you are trying to capture will be frozen in time, showing no movement. this setting is used mainly in sports action photography, wildlife shooting or anything else that you need to get a good, still image of something in motion.
















The lower your shutter speed, the longer your "film" will be exposed and more movement will be collected. Also remember that if the lens is open a long time there will be a large amount of light allowed to come in which may over-saturate your photo.


















1. You will need 15 photos:

5 with a close focal length
5 with a high shutter speed (Quick exposure)
5 with a low shutter speed (Long exposure)

Save them in a 5x8 contact sheet and name the file "LastNameCameraSettings". Turnit into the "Camera Settings" folder on the server.

2. Post 2 of each on your blog.