Agenda 9/17/08 Digital Photography Free Response (Warm Up Activity in Sketchbook) Anyone still need to turn in the Digital Photography Basics Worksheet? Shutter Speed and Tripod Lesson Work on Photography Techniques Project –Remember: This project is meant to be challenging, to help you to figure out how to use these cameras to take creative photographs. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t ask me if you need help—I am MORE than happy to help you figure it out!!!

Free Response Warm Up 9/17/08 Copyright © 1996 Galen Rowell

A. Vertical Shots Select any 4 different subject(s) with a vertical orientation you wish. Set light meter (shutter or aperture priority) and FOCUS. Turn the camera so viewfinder is vertical and shoot at least 4 vertical shots

B. Distance Shots (cropping in the camera) Use same focal length -50mm all shots 1.Choose a subject and shoot 3 shots of it from the following distances: –One exposure with subject about 15 to 20 feet away. –One exposure with subject about 8 to 10 feet away. –One exposure with subject about 2 to 4 feet away. 2. Make sure the light meter needle is lined up for the correct exposure and that you have focused the shot each time. 3. Choose the best orientation for your subject (horizontal or vertical), and really "look" at everything that appears in your viewfinder so you can see what details you are eliminating, "cropping”, as you move in closer to your subject each time.

C. Bracketing correctly exposing, over exposing, under exposing Find two different subjects to “bracket.” One subject must be bracketed with the f-stop, and the other must be bracketing using the shutter speed dial. Bracket those 2 shots (this will use up 6 exposures). Set the light meter so one shot is correct, one is slightly (+1) overexposed, and one is slightly (-1) underexposed. (ONE full Stop above correct, ONE full stop below correct.)

D. Depth of Field Choose an area that your camera can see distant objects (infinity), but do not focus using the infinity symbol. 1) Place 5 or more vertical subjects (people are a good choice) at the following distances from the camera: 2’, 4’, 6’, 9’, and 15’. (‘ = feet) 2) Set the zoom ring for 35mm. 3) Compose (and shoot) the pictures so that all 5 objects/people are in the picture. (Check the viewfinder; make sure you are only 2 feet away from the first subject—you should only see part of it in the viewfinder.) 4) Stand in one spot, focus on the middle “subject” (6’) and shoot 4 shots using the following f-stops: 5.0, 5.6, 8, 16, in this order. You must re- adjust the light meter by changing the shutter speed dial so they are in the middle every time. You must write down the file for all your shots. 5) Set f-stop first, match up shutter speed to get correct exposures. Don’t forget to focus on the middle subject. NOTE: If you do not follow these steps exactly, the project will not be correct and you will not be able to see the differences in the bracketing exposures nor in the depth of field pictures.

E. Action Shots 1. Set shutter speed at 60, then set f-stop so light meter is correct (Needle is in the middle of the + and - signs); this is called "shutter priority.". 2. Pre-focus to subject w /distance scale, so subject is 6'-12' away. 3. Then shoot the following 4 pictures: I. Hold camera steady; have a person "move" (run, skip, cartwheel, etc.) quickly across in front of you; "shoot" (press shutter release) when subject is directly in front of you. II. Hold camera steady; have subject move toward you at a 45° angle (diagonally); "shoot" when subject is the same distance from you as in Shot I above. III. Hold camera steady:have subject move straight toward you; "shoot" when subject is the same distance from you as in Shot I. IV. "Panning" (move camera to follow subject). Have subject move across in front of you as In Shot I, but this time you move the camera to follow your subject as it moves. **Very important: - When "Panning, " your camera must not stop when taking the picture; follow through before, during, and after the shutter is released. NOTE: Subjects must be moving quickly in all motion shots.