10 good techniques for composition and exposure effects
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Powered by Cincopa Slideshow HTML for Business solution.10 Composition and camera techniques This gallery was prepared for a Kent State University graduate program multimedia course Deep depth of field The iconic lions flanking the entrance to the New York Public Library not only symbolically safeguard the knowledge inside, here one offers an example of extreme depth of field. Shot at f/22, both the statue just a few feet from the camera and the buildings a block away are in focus. Settings: Lens (mm): 24. ISO: 800. Aperture: 22. Shutter: 1/40 focallength 24 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2272 fnumber 22 exposuretime 0.025 orientation 1 camerasoftware Version 1.0 originaldate 2/14/2017 9:46:43 PM width 3712 cameramodel E-PL3 Extreme lighting The mixed lighting in Manhattan’s steel and glass canyons create lighting reflected from many angles simultaneously. In this photo, there is strong light from left, but secondary light from the right. The walking men cast shadows from opposite directions. The deep shadows and highlights make the play of light the subject of the photo. Settings: Lens (mm): 15. ISO: 800. Aperture: 11. Shutter: 1/320 focallength 15 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2236 fnumber 11 exposuretime 0.003125 orientation 1 camerasoftware Version 1.0 originaldate 2/16/2017 6:34:28 PM width 3876 cameramodel E-PL3 Extreme perspective Low angles create a sense of drama, but extreme angles can create striking compositions. This photo at The Metropolitan Museum in New York juxtaposes the geometric shape of skylights with the soft modeling in marble. Searching for the odd angle also created the unusual image of the statue tossing a ball of light from her hand. Settings: Lens (mm): 20. ISO: 800. Aperture: 4. Shutter: 1/250 focallength 20 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2272 fnumber 4.1 exposuretime 0.004 orientation 1 camerasoftware Version 1.0 originaldate 2/16/2017 9:33:39 PM width 3512 cameramodel E-PL3 Motion blurring In Grand Central Station, the effects of slow shutter speeds capture the crazy hustle. Shot at a very slow 1/6 of a second, the commuters are a blur of motion, while the small clusters of chatting people are sharp. Distance also effects the blurring: The closer to the camera, the more pronounced the motion. Settings: Lens (mm): 15. ISO: 800. Aperture: 6.3. Shutter: 1/6 focallength 15 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2200 fnumber 6.3 exposuretime 0.166666672 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS5 originaldate 2/16/2017 5:57:00 PM width 3564 cameramodel E-PL3 Panning Panning to follow motion blurs backgrounds to make the scene seem to whizz past. Panning also creates unexpected effects. Here, the man turns to speak to his riders in sync with the camera motion, so his upper body is in focus. Shooting at 1/25 of a second all but guarantees lens-motion blurring, but panning makes that a useful tool. Settings: Lens (mm): 40. ISO: 640. Aperture: 22. Shutter: 1/25 focallength 40 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2572 fnumber 22 exposuretime 0.04 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS5 originaldate 2/17/2017 5:13:53 PM width 3460 cameramodel E-PL3 The world around me Cape Cod in winter is often a monochrome of grey sands, grey sky and grey weathered shingles. This image of an early-morning moon-tide flood of a salt marsh on Pleasant Bay in Orleans, Mass., is true to the winter bleakness, with the flat values and compressed histogram of shooting in fog: No true whites, no true blacks. Settings: Lens (mm): 28. ISO: 640. Aperture: 5.6. Shutter: 1/800 focallength 28 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2946 fnumber 5.6 exposuretime 0.00125 orientation 1 camerasoftware Version 1.0 originaldate 1/24/2017 5:15:32 PM width 4026 cameramodel E-PL3 Rule of Thirds This cellphone caller at MOMA in New York City paced back and forth as he spoke, giving an opportunity to capture him using the Rule of Thirds compositional technique. This placement of the subject creates a dynamic imbalance and gives the subject space to inhabit. Artists refer to the “empty” area as “negative space.” Settings: Lens (mm): 20. ISO: 1250. Aperture: 4.2. Shutter: 1/80 focallength 20 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2204 fnumber 4.2 exposuretime 0.0125 orientation 1 camerasoftware Version 1.0 originaldate 2/14/2017 8:16:07 PM width 3580 cameramodel E-PL3 Shallow depth of field A wide aperture and a medium telephoto combine as very useful devices to isolate a subject from a cluttered or distracting background by creating a shallow depth of field. Even if there were a sign post directly behind the subject, it would not appear to be growing from his head. Settings: Lens (mm): 123. ISO: 640. Aperture: 5.6. Shutter: 1/320 focallength 123 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 3024 fnumber 5.6 exposuretime 0.003125 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS5 originaldate 2/17/2017 5:20:06 PM width 4032 cameramodel E-PL3 Silhouette A museum guard at the Max Beekman exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City takes a break and gives me a chance to demonstrate the use of exposure to create a silhouetted foreground against a properly exposed, brighter background. Settings: Lens (mm): 29. ISO: 1000. Aperture: 5.0. Shutter: 1/60 focallength 29 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2952 fnumber 5 exposuretime 0.0166666675 orientation 1 camerasoftware Version 1.0 originaldate 2/13/2017 6:00:09 PM width 3960 cameramodel E-PL3 Stopped motion On a frigid day, no bicycle athletes are in sight, but a few hardy souls still cautiously navigate the streets. This rider’s motion, even though perpendicular to the camera, was frozen at 1/200 of a second … even the spokes are in sharp focus. If she were zooming at 20 mph, a shutter speed of 1/500 or faster would have been needed. Settings: Lens (mm): 85. ISO: 640. Aperture: 4.8. Shutter: 1/200 focallength 85 flash 8 cameramake OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP height 2760 fnumber 4.8 exposuretime 0.005 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS5 originaldate 2/17/2017 4:52:05 PM width 3492 cameramodel E-PL3
