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Photo Assignment 1: Technical Exercise
Film:
XP2 400 ISO/ASA, 36 exposures. (XP2 is Black &
White film that is C-41 process meaning it can be
developed with color film at any 1 hour photo
development store.
Digital:
Digital SLR & Point and Shoot users MUST set
their ISO to 400 prior to photographing.
Project objectives:
• To read your in-lens light meter correctly and choose the appropriate aperture and shutter speed
for proper exposure.
• To FOCUS the image sharply.
• To consider the format of the picture and hold the camera appropriately (vertically or horizontally).
Equivalent Exposure Experiments (in class):
• Photograph a person or object outside. Set your aperture to f-2.8 (or the largest aperture possible)
and use your light meter to determine the correct shutter speed. Focus carefully and hold the camera
steady. Shoot one frame and proceed as follows: (PORTRAIT MODE)
• Shoot the next frame with f-4 (or one stop smaller) and slow down the shutter speed by one speed.
• Then use f-5.6 (or one stop smaller) and slow down the shutter speed by one speed.
• Then shoot one at f-8 (or one stop smaller) and slow down the shutter speed by one speed.
• Finally, take one at f-11 (or one stop smaller) and slow down the shutter speed by one speed.
(LANDSCAPE MODE)
Motion /Shutter Speed Experiments:
• Photograph a fast moving object using a very fast shutter speed (1/250 or 1/500) to stop action. Read
your light meter to determine aperture. (SPORTS MODE)
• Photograph a fast moving object using a slow shutter speed (1/30 or 1/15) to get a motion trail.
(PORTRAIT MODE)
• Pan a moving object with a shutter speed of 30. Read your light meter to determine the aperture.
(PORTRAIT MODE)
Depth of Field Experiments:
• Photograph a person waist-up with some background details. Focus on the person’s eyes. Use a large
aperture opening (f-2.8 or f-8 or f-4). Read your light meter to determine the shutter speed. This will
create a shallow depth-of-field with the person in-focus and the background blurry. (PORTRAIT MODE)
• Photograph the same person, but now use a small aperture (f-16 or f-22). The person and the
background will both be in-focus this time due to greater depth-of-field. (LANDSCAPE MODE)
For the rest of the roll have fun, and remember:
• Photograph a variety of subjects (people, nature, and architecture).
• To take better pictures get closer to your subject.
• The sun should be behind you when you take pictures. DO NOT shoot directly into the sun.
All 36 Film/Digital Images must be completed and your memory card must be brought with images transferred to
your I/drive on the due date for 20 points.
Minus 5 points per day if late.
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