Assignment 1
Part 1 : Get creative with shutter speed and aperture
For project 1, students are required to prepare 4 sets of 5 photographs at different exposure (Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO). The photographs should have depth of fields and action photos.
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Set 1
Place : Tropica Lake UTM Skudai Picture 1 : f/36 | 1/15s | ISO-100 (Nikon D3100@52mm)
Picture 2 : f/5.6 | 1/640 | ISO-100 (Nikon D3100@52mm) Picture 3 : f/36 | 1/30s | ISO-200 (Nikon D3100@52mm)
Picture 4 : f/7/1 | 1/1000s | ISO-200 (Nikon D3100@52mm) Picture 5 : f/8 | 6s | ISO-800 (Nikon D3100@24mm)
Picture 6 : f/8 | 6s | ISO-800 (Nikon D3100@24mm) If I use faster shutter speed I can freeze the moving car. The faster the subject is moving, the faster the shutter speed will need to be. You can see example picture 2 and 4.
If I use slower shutter speeds it can cause moving object to blur. You can see example picture number 1 and 3. Slow shutter speed can be used to capture light trails from cars. You can see picture number 5 before moving vehicle was captured and picture number 6 when moving vehicle was captured. You can see trail of lights from the car. |
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Set 2
Place : Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru Picture 1 : f/25 | 1/6s | ISO-100 (Nikon D3100@26mm)
Picture 2 : f/5 | 1/125 | ISO-100 (Nikon D3100@30mm) Picture 3 : f/29 | 1/40s | ISO-400 (Nikon D3100@29mm)
Picture 4 : f/5 | 1/1000s | ISO-400 (Nikon D3100@29mm) Picture 5 : f/29 | 1/125 | ISO-1600 (Nikon D3100@30mm)
Picture 6 : f/5 | 1/2500 | ISO-1600 (Nikon D3100@30mm) Waterfall fountain is a stunning way to show movement and can be shown by using slow shutter speed. 2 seconds is the best to show movement of the water and have to use tripod so that the image wont be blurry.
When capturing this beautiful fountain I didn't have tripod so I had to hand holding the camera and set the shutter speed to 1/6s so that the image wont be blurry. But I still can demonstrate movement of the water. You can see picture number 1 and 3. I can freeze the movement of water so that it gives a dramatic effect. To make this effect I use a fairly fast shutter speed to freeze the action. You can see picture number 2 and 4. Other technique is by opening the aperture wide open to let in more light as is example number 6. |
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Set 3
Place : Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru Picture 1 : f/20 | 1/25 | ISO-100 (Nikon D3100@24mm)
Picture 2 : f/4 | 1/640 | ISO-100 (Nikon D3100@24mm) Picture 3 : f/20 | 1/50s | ISO-200 (Nikon D3100@24mm)
Picture 4 : f/4 | 1/1250s | ISO-200 (Nikon D3100@24mm) Picture 5 : f/25 | 1/250 | ISO-1600 (Nikon D3100@24mm)
Picture 6 : f/6.3 | 1/4000 | ISO-1600 (Nikon D3100@24mm) The effect of silky smooth moving water can be seen in picture number 1 and 3.
To make a lots of spray and explosive splashes is by taking shots with ultra fast shutter speed. The other impact of faster shutter speeds can be shown by using larger apertures which means narrow depth of field which will bring a whole new impact to the shots. Example can see in picture number 6. |
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Set 4
Place : Bandar Baru Uda house Picture 1 : f/25 | 10s | ISO-200 (Nikon D3100@20mm)
Picture 2 : f/4.5 | 1/3s | ISO-200 (Nikon D3100@20mm) Picture 3 : f/25 | 4s | ISO-400 (Nikon D3100@20mm)
Picture 4 : f/3.8 | 1/8s | ISO-400 (Nikon D3100@20mm) Picture 5 : f/5 | 8s | ISO-1600 (Nikon D3100@20mm)
By blurring out the background, the entire image looks visually pleasing. The larger the aperture (the smaller the aperture number) = a narrower depth of field and more bokeh!
Here’s a quick experimentation with aperture & bokeh. In picture 2 and 4 is a quick comparison of the different apertures used and the different types of bokeh it produced. The most blurry background can be seen in picture number 4 as it used largest aperture f/3.8. Picture number 5 was taken during night time and in a dark room. I raise the ISO to 1600. If don't have a lot of light, or need a fast shutter speed, you would probably raise the ISO. The lower the number, the more light required. The more light that's required, the more likely a slow shutter speed will have to be used. That means low ISOs, like 100 or 200, are most often used in bright situations (like sunlight). |