Aperture - In order to allow more blur you must use a longer lens. Aperture settings are great to the blurred background and a little in the foreground. This is what you'll need to make portrait pictures.
ISO (International Standard Organization) controls the speed of the light, the higher the number the more sensitive. The lower the number, the less sensitive. Set ISO high for low light situations. High ISO used for dark (weddings or dark outside). Low ISO used for beach scenes at noon because there is too much light. The higher the ISO number, the more grain will show especially in dark. Take all the ISO you need, but not one stop more (between 200-400 normally). The less ISO, the less grain in your photos.
Note
- Open sky (full sun) - 100-200
- Open shade - 400
- Need help with low light set ISO at a high number
Mode Dial - (Creative and Image Zones)
Image Zone - Portrait Mode - When taking a portrait, blur the background. You want to focus the subject. Warning it affects the light especially if your on the beach must have low light (lowest F/stop and high shutter speed).
Landscape - When doing a scene camera will not blur - it will be sharp. Will set high F/stop and shutter speed.
Macro/Close-up Mode - 2 or 3 feet - coming in close and will blur some, but will sharp as well.
Sports Mode - Motion setting highest shutter speed. For instance, a child running or fast car driving by. It doesn't mean that it can only be a sport.
Night Portrait - Theresa recommends using at night or in dark lighting. The flash pops up and brightens the subject, but shutter speed will drag out to grab the surrounding lighting. Is great inside a church with stain glass windows. Also great for the sunset portrait or street lights. You can use this setting as an action as well. The flash will fire at 125 shutter speed. The flash is only good for 5 feet. The flash will light the subject, but also lights up the lighted movement in the background. For instance, have someone pose in front of street lights with cars moving in the background. Theresa wants me to try this next time.
Moon shot - try to set camera: F/5.6 1/320 ISO-100
Panning
A lot of moving objects - camera to eye and follow and continue mashing the button half way and when subject is in front, mash button right in front and continue mashing half way as the subject goes by.
My homework this week is to create photos with verses, quotes or poems that I feel go along together. Below are a few I did:
Next week, we are suppose to work with manual. Theresa said from next week and on out, our classes will be a little more challenging.
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