We’ve looked at the three main controls that affect the amount of light that your camera captures, and therefore impact the photos that you take.
Your job for this assignment is to know which control is the most important for different situations and explain why.
Think about what each control does: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO. Think up at least three different situations where you’d have to make a choice about each of those three, what your choices would be, and why. Take the photo, explain it all in a document or slideshow or video or whatever and hand it in.
You’ll get marks for the quality and creativity of your photos, using the correct settings in the correct situations, and your explanation of each.
ISO: Take two or more photos at different ISO settings (say, 100 vs. 1600, for example). What situation would each setting be better for? What does a higher or lower ISO do for the photo? What problem is caused when you have a high ISO?
Aperture: Take two or more photos at different Aperture settings (one quite closed and one wide open, for example). What situation would each setting be better for? What does a bigger or smaller aperture do for the photo? Aperture tends to be more of an artistic decision. What is gained or lost when you open or close the aperture?
Shutter Speed: Take two or more photos at different shutter speeds (one slow and one fast). What situation would each setting be better for? What does a faster or slower shutter speed do for the photo? What problem is caused when you have a shutter speed that is too fast or too slow?
When you put together your explanation/demonstration, please LABEL the ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed for each photo.
Lightroom/Lightroom Classic/Bridge all make it easy to check your settings after you import your photos!
Lightroom Classic:
Bridge:
Lightroom:
Once you understand how the different parts of the Exposure Triangle work, here are some good examples and tips: