Focal length/Depth of field is the cameras capability of a lens to magnify the image of a distant subject. If the photographer has used a small depth of field the main focus of the image will be in focus and the rest of the image will be getting more and more out of focus, this style is normally used in portrait photography.

However if the photographer is shooting a landscape image they would normally use a small aperture so that the whole of the image will be in focus.

Large aperture = Small f-number = Shallow (small) depth of field

Small aperture = Larger f-number = Deeper (larger) depth of field

So for example this image was taken with a  large aperture setting so that the camera would be able to focus on one particular part of the mandala sheet,

Jan Groover

Jan Groover was an American Photographer who was most acclaimed for her still life images but most of all for the image that she took  of her kitchen skin with household items placed in it. Forks, Spatulas,Cake Pans, Whisks,Butter Knives ect. receive Bachelor if Fine Arts degree in 1965 from Pratt Institute, and a Master of Arts in 1970 from Ohio State University

Groover was first noticed for her use of colour technology that was starting to come to light at the time. She died in 2012 in  Montpon-Ménestérol

Brett Weston

Brett Weston was an American photographer, he began taking photographs in 1925 age 14 whist living in Mexico. He was first featured in an exhibition age only 17. At age 21 he had his own one man museum in San Francisco. His early images intuitive sophisticated sense of abstraction he copied some of the techniques used in abstract expressionists and painters like David Hockey.

What is Shutter speed? 

Shutter speed or exposure time as it is also known is the length of time when the sensor inside the camera is exposed to light it is when the shutter of the camera is open

As you can see in the image above the speed of the shutter can greatly effect the outcome of the final image.

In the images that i had taken on a previous photo shoot you can see the massive change in the final look of the image. The second image that was taken on a shutter image speed of 4 second I created the pattern that you can see in that image by moving the lens of the camera in a certain pattern, the other image was taken on 1/8 of a second. Using slow shutter speed is one of my favorite techniques that in photography as you have unlimited possibilities that you can do.

The zone system is a system developed by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer in 1939. The system guarantees the correct exposure in every shot.

What is it ?

The Zone system separates the highlights and shadows in a image into 20 different sections so that the fill scale is guaranteed in each shot, buy having the whole range within an image it becomes sharper and more thought-provoking. The scale is measured in Roman numbers and increases from the lightest panel to the darkest

The Exposure triangle is a vital part of photography a can have a massive impact on the style of photography that you can access and the quality and levels of the photos that you can take if the triangle is understood and used probably.

Aperture -Aperture controls the iris diaphragm within the lenses which let is sensitive to light and is what lest in the difference amount of light into the camera.

ISO -This controls how sensitive to light the camera is, for daytime you would use a low ISO and for night time photography a high ISO would be needed.

Shutter speed – Controls the amount of time that the sensor is exposed to light for, which can be turned up or down.

ISO in regards to the way that it affects the camera is the amount of light that is available to your camera.ISO stands for the International Organization for Standardization, which is the governing body that sets the ratings for the sensitivity of a camera. The term was originally was brought over from film as it was known as; Film Speed’

The lower that the ISO number is the less sensitive it id to the light in the surrounding environment, the high higher the number is the greater the sense it is. It the most important part of the camera and if used correctly it can drastically affect the way that your image turns out. Higher ISO is normally should be used in low light situations where flash cannot be used to allow more light into the image, so when you have a higher ISO the camera is being more sensitive to light and it tries to get more into it.

However, the higher the ISO the greater the noise (Graininess) is increased in the image, which lowers the overall look of the image.

Having a lower ISO on your camera won’t only decrease the amount of noise in the image it will also help to produce a greater colour range show the greater shadows and highlights within the image.

ISO is also affected by shutter speed, for example, if you were shooting a fast-moving subject and  need to capture an image quickly you would use a higher ISO                                                                           ISO Speed Example: ISO

ISO 100 – 1 second                                                                                                        ISO 200 – 1/2 of a second                                                                                        ISO 400 – 1/4 of a second
ISO 800 – 1/8 of a second                                                                                           ISO 1600 – 1/15 of a second                                                                                        ISO 3200 – 1/30 of a second

As the ISO increases the sensitivity actually doubles so, ISO 200 is twice more sensitive than ISO 100, while ISO 400 is twice more

sensitive than ISO 200, which means that it takes less time to capture the image as less light is coming into the camera.

• A Contact Sheet are  the image that have been taken during a shoot aligned together so the progression of the shoot can be seen quickly.
• A Contact Sheet is a way of  seeing a thumbnail of a large amount of images from a shoot at a glance and being able to make a quick selection of ones which are the best without having to look at one image at  a time.
• Contact Sheets are made when the SD card is put into the editing software and the images are saved, then brought over into Photoshop to then be edited.
• White Balance is the ‘Colour Temperature’ of the image which effects the overall colour of the image, some of the settings give off  a different colour.
• You need to adjust the white balance during the photo shoot, as it can effect the overall look of the image, it can also effect what way that the photographer is taking the images.
• The image which are above that I have taken show the colour range and how drastically the image can be effected of the colour balance is wrong for the certain type environment of the shoot/ image.

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