Tuesday, December 3, 2013

3 Pillars of Exposure







1. We often relate aperture to the eyes
2. The larger the aperture, the higher the more light. The smaller aperture, the less light.
3. A large aperture will make the subject and the background sharp. A small aperture will make the subjects sharp and the background blurry.





a.) the dunking booth- Fast
b.) the food eating contest-Medium
c.) the rock climbing wall-Slow
d.) someone working at a booth -Slow
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle -Slow
f.) the Diamonds performance. -Fast


a.) the dunking booth- Fast
b.) the food eating contest- Fast
c.) the rock climbing wall- Medium
d.) someone working at a booth - Medium
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - Medium
f.) the Diamonds performance. - Fast


1. Shutter Priority - when you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture 
2. Manual- Where you set the aperture and shutter speed manually
3. Aperture Priority- when you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1.  So that the camera could quickly capture photos.

2. The author says to use a lower ISO whenever possible to retain the most detail and highest image quality. (~:

3. The author says to increase ISO when there is not enough light for the camera to quickly capture an image.






  • F4 - 1/125
  • F5.6 - 1/60
  • F8 - 1/60
  • F11 - 1/60
  • F16 -1/30 
  • F22 - 1/15

1. The slower the shutter speed the more the picture got blurry
2. 1/30