GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR EVENT PHOTOS: A PICTURE CAN BE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

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Learning Objectives Photography Basics Exposure Control Composition Processing Apps

Basic Exposure The foundation of a good photograph. How good your photograph turns out depends directly on how well you balance the camera settings to the lighting conditions. There are three basic camera settings that control exposure.

Exposure Controls

ISO In the film days this was most often referred to as ASA with a number associated with it: ASA 100 ASA 200 This ASA number referred to sensitivity of the film to light.

ISO The ISO on a digital camera is roughly equivalent to the old ASA numbers. ISO stands for International Standards Organization. ISO is comparable to film speed in terms of image quality concerns.

ISO The image quality concern is as the ISO adjustment is increased, the image will contain NOISE. Noise is the digital equivalent to grain from the film days. Keep your ISO as low as possible!!

ISO ISO 100 is usually acceptable for outside, full sun. ISO 200 is for late afternoon and indoors with flash. ISO 400 is for outdoor night, in poor lighting situations. DO NOT attempt to hand hold lower than ISO 100.

ISO When we double or halve the amount of light, we are adjusting exposure by one full stop. If we adjust the ISO from 100 to 200, we have doubled the amount of light sensitivity of the sensor one full stop. Most modern camera are set to adjust in increments of 1/3 of a stop.

Exposure Controls

Aperture An exposure setting that is a function of the lens. This is an adjustable opening (iris) through which light enters the camera. Aperture is expressed as an / number.

Aperture

Aperture Aperture settings can be counter-intuitive. /8 allows in less light than /2.8. Remember when we double or halve the amount of light coming through the lens that adjustment is one stop.

Aperture

Aperture One easy trick to remember how aperture works is to think of the /number as a fraction of the amount of light being allowed to pass through the lens. For example, you can think of /2 as the iris being opened ½ way.

Aperture As another example, you can think of /4 as the iris being opened ¼ of the way. From these two examples it is more obvious that /2.8 lets in more light than /4

Aperture Aperture also controls another aspect of the overall look of the photograph. Aperture is one of the factors in bokeh, or depth of field.

Depth Of Field Goodwin Photography

Depth of Field Earl Neikirk / Bristol Herald Courier

Exposure Controls

Shutter The third exposure control. The shutter is typically a mechanical device that allows the light coming through the lens to strike the camera s sensor for a specified duration of time. This control is commonly referred to as the shutter speed.

Shutter

Shutter Shutter speed is expressed as a fraction of a second. Typical shutter speeds are 1/30 th, 1/60 th, 1/125 th, 1/250 th, and so on.

Shutter The shutter control, like the aperture control, also has another function independent of exposure. Shutter also controls motion. A fast shutter speed, say 1/250 th will stop most motion.

Motion Goodwin Photography

Exposure Used To Set Mood Goodwin Photography

Exposure Used To Set Mood Earl Neikirk

Composition Goodwin Photography

Composition Exposure determines the brightness or darkness of a photo and can be used creatively to set the mood of a photo. Composition is typically what draws an emotional connection between the viewer and the photo.

Composition Some Basic Rules of Composition: Rule of Thirds Use of Perspective Motion

Composition The Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds Goodwin Photography

Composition Use Of Perspective

Perspective Earl Neikirk

Perspective Earl Neikirk / Bristol Herald Courier

Perspective Earl Neikirk Photography

Perspective Earl Neikirk / Bristol Herald Courier

Composition Motion

Motion Earl Neikirk / Bristol Herald Courier

Motion Earl Neikirk Photography

APPS

Apps What is the best camera to use to photograph your event? The one you have with you!!!

Apps What camera do you generally have with you? That s right, your smartphone!!!

Apps

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