Digital Photography and Imaging | Week 11

Week 11

(please scroll down to see group picture)

Lecture

Mr Fauzi provided a recorded lecture for this week as we will be having a live photoshoot session on that day. The lecture was about camera features and what each function does.

The highlight is the exposure of an image, which is the amount of light reaching the camera sensor. To control the exposure of a photograph, we can adjust the shutter speed, ISO, and aperture/IRIS. 

Figure 1: Exposure triangle, Week 11 (31/10/21)

Shutter Speed

The shutter is the sheet that opens and closes to allow light to enter the film and also prevents light from entering the film. Slower shutter speed captures more 'motion' compared to faster shutter speeds.

Figure 2: Fast shutter speed VS slow shutter speed, Week 11 (31/10/21)

ISO

ISO is the sensitivity of the film to light. Lower ISO means that the camera is less sensitive to light, hence, the grain of the image is finer.

Figure 3: ISO differences, Week 11 (31/10/21)

Aperture/IRIS

This is measured by f-stop; the lower f number means wider lens opening. Wider lens opening results brighter images. 

Figure 4: Aperture size and exposure, Week 11 (31/10/21)

Lens perspective also plays a role in how images turn out. Different lens lengths have different purposes and produce different results. The focal lengths are measured in mm.

Figure 5: Different focal lengths and results, Week 11 (31/10/21)

Figure 6: Different focal lengths and usages, Week 11 (31/10/21)

In conclusion, shorter focal length = wider angle of the view. 

Cameras can also capture the different depths of field through adjusting aperture. Smaller aperture results in greater depths of field. 

Figure 7: Aperture and depth of field, Week 11 (31/10/21)

Tutorial

Mr Fauzi taught us how to add audio to our animated videos using Premiere Pro. We got to join his lecture in the computer lab today too, so that was fun :D!!

Practical

Mr Martin was on campus to guide us on our practical, which involved a 'professional' photoshoot among us. It was very fun to explore the different lightings and camera settings while also taking images of our friends (I personally liked taking the pictures more than being taken, because sometimes I feel like I look like an oily potato hahA). 

Group photo~

Figure 8: Three phases of (?), Week 11 (1/11/21)

Sadly there was some unfortunate lighting going on with Adlina and I so we looked like we were badly photoshopped in there :,)....

Some images I (think) I took that turned out pretty ok (i think.. some aren't that focused but I'll get it better next time): 

Figure 9: Kinda candid moments, Week 11 (1/11/21)

Additional Things

Actually, before this session, I had a prior "experience" (one time) with the camera settings as Isaac was kind enough to let me use his camera to learn different adjustments and take images in KL. So I think that made me less confused in this practical session, thanks, Isaac :D

I still have a lot to improve on, but I think this helped me appreciate the effort put into capturing a single moment, a lot more.