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1 Diploma in Photography Part 1 Lesson 8 Manual Mode Course Educators: Thomas Woods,

2 Course Agenda What is Manual Mode Relationship of Shutter Speeds Lesson 8 Relationships of Apertures Process of Shooting in Manual Light Metering In Manual Mode Adjusting Shutter Speeds and Apertures in Manual Mode ISO Summary Q & A

3 Why Master Manual Mode?

4 Why Master Manual Mode?

5 Why Master Manual Mode?

6

7 Manual Mode Fully Manual Mode (M)

8 Manual Mode

9 Manual Mode

10 Stops A stop in photography refers to a measure of light A stop is a doubling or halving of the amount of light in your scene Any time you Double the amount of light getting to the cameras sensor you are Increasing the light by 1 Stop. Any time you Half the amount of light getting to the cameras sensor you are Decreasing the light by 1 Stop.

11 Common Shutter Speeds Slower 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000 Faster

12 Common Shutter Speeds Slower 1/250-1/500-1/1000 Faster

13 Common Shutter Speeds 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000 Each Shutter Speed is 1 Stop apart

14 Correct Exposure 1/500s

15 +1 Stop Exposure 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000 1/250s

16 -1 Stop Exposure 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000 1/1000s

17 Apertures/F Stops Apertures are expressed as F. Numbers or F Stops Each lens will have a certain range of standard aperture sizes

18 Common Apertures/F Stops F/1 F/1.4 F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32 Twice the size

19 Common Apertures/F Stops Light is increased by double / 1 Stop Light is reduced by half / 1 Stop

20 Correct Exposure

21 +2 Stop Exposure F. Stops: F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32

22 -2 Stop Exposure F. Stops: F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32

23 Shooting in Manual Mode Step 1 Do a meter reading Step 2 - Analyse your meter reading to determine how much more or less light you need to expose the scene correctly Step 3 - Manually select a shutter and aperture combination to get the correct amount of light into camera Step 4 Capture that amazing shot!

24 Meter Reading in Manual Mode

25 Metering in Manual Mode -2 Stops -1 Stop Correct Exposure +1 Stop +2 Stops Shutter Speed Aperture

26 Metering in Manual Mode -2 Stops -1 Stop Correct Exposure +1 Stop +2 Stops

27 Adjusting Shutter Speed Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 250/s F.22 Current Light Meter Reading Shutter Speeds: 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000

28 Adjusting Shutter Speed New Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F.22 New Light Meter Reading Shutter Speeds: 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000

29 Adjusting Shutter Speed Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 15/s F.16 Current Light Meter Reading Shutter Speeds: 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000

30 Adjusting Shutter Speed New Shutter Speed and Aperture : 60/s F.16 New Light Meter Reading Shutter Speeds: 1/4-1/8-1/15-1/30-1/60-1/125-1/250-1/500-1/1000-1/2000-1/4000-1/8000

31 Adjusting Aperture Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F.16 Current Light Meter Reading F. Stops: F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32

32 Adjusting Aperture New Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F.8 New Light Meter Reading F. Stops: F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32

33 Adjusting Aperture Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F2.8 Current Light Meter Reading F. Stops: F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32

34 Adjusting Aperture New Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F4 New Light Meter Reading F. Stops: F/2 F/2.8 F/4 F/5.6 F/8 F/11 F/16 F/22 F/32

35 ISO

36 ISO Standard ISO Number Each ISO is 1 Stop apart

37 ISO Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 500/s F.22 Current Light Meter Reading: Current ISO Setting: 100 Standard ISO Number

38 ISO Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 500/s F.22 New Light Meter Reading New ISO Setting: 200 Standard ISO Number

39 ISO Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F2.8 Current Light Meter Reading: Current ISO Setting: 200 Standard ISO Number

40 ISO Current Shutter Speed and Aperture : 125/s F2.8 New Light Meter Reading New ISO Setting: 800 Standard ISO Number

41 ISO Noise/Grain

42 ISO Noise/Grain

43 You Have Mastered Manual Mode

44 You Have Mastered Manual Mode

45 You Have Mastered Manual Mode

46 Fully manual mode Using aperture and shutter together in manual mode ISO Summary Congratulations you have just completed Lesson 8 Attend all of the lessons live to ask Questions in real time and benefit the most!! We re here to help, so contact us anytime! photography@shawacademy.com

47 The next session is The Colour of Light Colour temperature/white Balance Your Next Lesson Lesson 9 Focusing Techniques Attend all of the lessons LIVE and your knowledge will grow Shaw Academy Lifetime Membership Prize during Lesson 8

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49 Lesson Recordings & Assignments Log in to your members area: Assignments are available within 24 hours

50 Social Media Interaction

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53 Adobe Photoshop Rate The Educator After the lesson we will ask you to rate the lesson on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

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