Sunny 16 Notes

Sunny 16 Notes

In its simplest form, the sunny 16 rule (or sunny f/16 rule) on a bight sunny day the Correct Exposer subject is f/16 at the shutter speed nearest to the reciprocal of the film speed.


Equivalent Exposures: Different photos same amount of light

Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed Notes

Fundamentals of Photography

The Trinity of Photography 

Aperture is an opening

The bigger the F number the smaller the opening.

The smaller the F number the bigger the opening.

The bigger the opening the blurrier the background appears

The smaller the opening the sharper the focus in the background.

Aperture controls the amount of depth of field 

Shutter speed will always be a fraction 

Shutter speed

Shutter is like a curtain

To stop the motion of somebody walking, the minimum shutter speed is 1/150

To stop the motion of somebody running, the minimum shutter speed is 1/250

Shutter speed controls the amount of motion blur in a photo

ISO

ISO is a setting for your cameras sensitivity to light

ISO Adjusts the sensor in the camera that detects the image.

Rule Of Thumb: use a low ISO when there is a lot of light.

When shooting with fast shutter speed you will have to increase ISO if photos come out too dark

When shooting at night, you will have to increase ISO for the sensor to pick up more light 

Composition Shoot

Leading Lines

Symmetry And Patterns

Balancing Element

Rule Of Thirds

Mergers

Framing

Depth

Viewpoint

Cropping

Background

Rule Of Thirds

Balancing Elements 

Leading Lines 

Symmetry And Pattern

Viewpoint

Background

Depth

Framing

Cropping

Experimenting 

My magazine cover

The Three pillars of exposure

Aperture

F/2.8

F16
















1) the aperture is related to the pupil.

2) The smaller the aperture the higher the f-number, the higher the aperture smaller the f-number.

3) The aperture impacts the depth of field because, the depth of field is the area of the image that appears sharp. The sharpness of the photo depends the aperture setting.

Shutter

Slow Shutter

Fast Shutter












If I were shooting at the beginning of blue and gold night, while
the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light
the shutter speeds I would use for each of the following..

~ dunking booth... fast
~ food eating contest... slow
~ rock climbing wall... slow
~ someone working at the booth... slow
~ DJ in middle circle... medium
~ Diamond performance... fast

towards the end when there is no sun and it is dark
so there is not enough light to see from one end of the courtyard to the others.

~ dunking booth... slow
~ food eating contest... slow
~ rock climbing wall... slow
~ someone working at the booth... slow
~ DJ in middle circle... slow
~ Diamond performance... slow

There are three settings your camera has regarding shutter speed...

~ Aperture Priority - you set the lens while the camera sets the shutter speed
~ Shutter Priority - you set shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture
~ Manual - you set shutter and aperture

~The advantages of shooting with a higher ISO rate at a midnight football game are.. its perfect to use because there is not enough light, and we are using it to capture ultra fast shoots.
~The author suggested to always stick to a low ISO and us when there is plenty of light. There are times when you use low ISO in dark environments.
~ The author suggested to use an higher ISO when there is not enough light or when your shooting indoor with flash. Use during ultra fast shoots.

F/4 - at 1/25 of a sec. shutter speed looks better faces sharp. The background is blurry.
F/5.6 - at 1/250 , 1/60 , 1/125 of a sec. shutter speed looks best. the faces are clear and the background is still blurry.
F/11 - at 1/60 of a sec. shutter speed looks best. The background is clear.
F/16 - at 1/ 30 of a sec. shutter speed is better. The background is clear but a little darker.
F/22 - at 1/15 of a sec. shutter speed is OK looking. The image is dark and the faces are blurry.

The people in the photos, are always blurred when using slow shutter speeds.

The lowest shutter speed a photographer can hand-hold without a tripod, is 1/10 of a second.


I did OK on the tests. have a better understanding of Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.

Great black and white photographers 3

                      Ansel adams

I chose this photographer because his artwork is really well tooken and he takes photos of things that seems really smoothing and really calm.

I see the water
I smell freshness
I hear the wind
I taste nothing
I feel the wind and water







I see water
I smell the ocean
I hear the water swaying
I taste nothing
I feel the humidity

I see a girl
I feel her emotions
I smell fresh air
I taste nothing
I hear things going on