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Camera Settings

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For this photo, I used a high aperture in order to get a wide depth of field and a fast shutter speed to show that the propeller is in motion. I also used the lowest ISO so that the final image is clear and not over exposed as the setting is already a very bright atmosphere.
When I decrease the shutter speed, you can see that the image becomes very under exposed. This is because it lets in less light to the photograph.
When I decrease the Aperture and Shutter Speed, certain areas of the photo become blurred as there is a shallower depth of field. This highlights the subject of the photo.
When I have a slow shutter speed, shallow depth of field and high ISO, you can see that the image is very overexposed and out of focus. This means that there is too much light going into the photo. To fix this i could decrease the shutter speed and ISO.
This picture has good exposure and the propeller of the plane looks almost like it’s not moving due to the high shutter speed. The high shutter speed also makes sure that, with such a high ISO, too much light does not get into the camera. The background of the image is blurred because there is a shallow depth of field.
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Introduction to A-level Photography Quiz

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Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?

Writing with light.

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera?

1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)


Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear?

1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)

Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’

Robert Cornelius (1839)

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear?

1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre?

A style or category of art


Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life?

An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world.


Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?

To affirm photography as an art form

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography?

An interpretation of reality as witnessed by the photographer.


Q10: What is exposure in photography?

The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor.

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera?

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.


Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects?

Shutter


Q13: How do we explain depth of field?

How much of your image is in focus.


Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field?

Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length.

Q15: What is composition in photography?

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?

Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels.

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography?

To provide historial, cultural and theoterical understanding of images.


Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?

4.7 billion

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?

The Queen (Elizabeth II)