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Below you will find 8 different subjects to look for in magazine photography. Examples below show you what the photo should look like. For EACH photo answer the following questions:
1. What shutter speed was likely to have been used - 1000 or 60?
To pick look at one of two things. First look for motion of the subject. IF the motion is frozen then use 1000 for the shutter. If the motion is a blur then use 60. If there is NO motion then look to the brightness of the subject. If the light is likely to have been very bright then use 1000 and if somewhat dark use 60.
2. What aperture was likely to have been used - f2 or f16?
The clue here is the depth of field or depth of focus. If the background AND foreground look sharp then use f16. If the background is out of focus and the depth is limited then use f2. IF there is NO background then use the subject brightness to pick. If the brightness is great then the aperture is likely to be f16. If the subject is dark then the aperture is likely to be f2.
3. What lens was likely to have been used - normal - wide angle - telephoto?
A wide angle lens makes things close to the camera look LARGER than normal and things far away look very small, smaller than normal.
A normal lens causes things to look the same as they do to our eye.
A telephoto lens is likely to have poor depth of field. It causes things that are actually far apart to look like they were right on top of each other. We call this compression.
This is a 15 point project and should take you two full days of class to complete. Neatness of your presentation in our notebook is important. |
