Eye Light Relflection

For this photo we had to reflect any shape in the eye of our model. To do this we used studio lights and black paper. We covered most of the frame with black paper except for the middle. When then cut a shape out of a different black piece of paper. We placed that piece of paper with the shape cut out in the center of the light. That way the light would only go through the center and only the heart would be shown in the reflection. We then pointed the light in the face of our model and had them stare to the slide of the light so it wouldn't harm them. I used the "no flash" mode in my dial in order for it no to interfere with the light of the studio. Thats how I was able to get the shape of a heart on her eyes. The f-stop used was 5.6 and the shutter speed was 1/30.

Water Drop

For this project our objective was to capture a water droplet falling into a cup or bowl of water. It was hard a first because I wanted to use a certain shutter speed but the light wasn't good it. It was dark in the room due to the cloudiness outside. Instead I certain aperture in order to let more light in. In order to get the water droplet you need to be fast and focused. The f-stop I used was 5.6 and the shutter speed was 1/100.

Bulb Photography

In order to take these photos, we must set our mode dial to manual focus and have a very slow shutter speed. The shutter speed was set to 'Bulb' setting which allowed us to determine when we wanted the photo to be taken and for how long to leave the lens open for. In order to achieve these photos you need close to complete darkness. You'll also need a light source in order to make the shapes and lines. A flashlight or glow stick will work great but for mine I used my phone's flashlight. Making letter wasn't easy. In order to do them you must remember to write the letter backwards or else it will look wrong in the photo. I wrote the letters B T and S. 

For this particular photo i decided to make a star. Letters aren't the only thing you could make with the light. There are also many shapes one could try out. A star is a rather simple one and this is how it turned out. My team and I did not face any problems with the lights or the camera. Everything was working well. The only problem we had was the lack of space. With all the people taking photos in one place, it was hard to move around which was necessary for this project. We solved this problem, we took times it taking photos. 

Spring Time is Here

For this photo I decided to use portrait mode. I felt it would work best to get a good nature photo. Spring had just arrived and what better way to show it than a picture of newly grown buds. Spring is the season of growing so I felt this would represent it perfectly. For this photo the f-stop is 5.6

Manual Focus (same f-stop)

For the photos in these posts, I played around with the shutter speed and left the aperture the same. This means the speed in which the photo was being taken would change and the opening would change the same.

 The shutter speed for this photo was 1/400 which was actually pretty slow. This is why the photo is really bright. The slow shutter speed allowed for more light to come in. A slow shutter speed means a brighter photo.

 As for this photo, the shutter 1/640 which is slightly faster than the previous one. It allows a lot of light to come in as well which is why its look really white and bright.

The shutter speed for this photo is 1/4000 which is actually really fast. Its actually the fastest the camera will go. This is why even though the photo is still bright its better than the other two above.

Manual Focus (same shutter speed)

For this post I got to work with the manual focus on the mode dial. For these photos I kept the shutter speed the same and played around with the aperture. For each photo I kept the shutter speed at 1/1000.

 As for this top photo the f-stop was 5.6 This made the shot brighter because it caused more light to come in. As a matter of fact it was too bright of a photo.

 For this photograph the f-stop was 25.0 This photo came up to be darker than the other because less light was allowed in. As mentioned before the shutter speed was the same for all three photos.

The f-stop for this one is 32.0 for this photo. Naturally this means a lot less light was allowed to go through which is the reason for it to be very dark. Because the Shutter speed is fast and the aperture is high that means its given less time to let light in and the opening is small.

Fast Shutter Speed

In order to get this photo of a hat flying in the air, I had to have a fast shutter speed. The shutter speed 1/1000 which meant it would be really fast which was perfect for the shot. I had my camera set on shutter priority as I took it. I also had my friend throw my hat up so I could capture it in the air.