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Unit 57: PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE

TASK 2

REMEMBER: ALWAYS BE MINDFUL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY. NEVER

COMPROMISE YOUR OWN SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON

YOU ARE FILMING AND THOSE AROUND YOU TO GET A ‘GOOD SHOT’.

TECHNICAL EXERCISES

All the technical exercises for ‘Task Two,’ need to be completed and uploaded to the blog. At least three

good images for each exercises need to be put on your blog with annotations of how this was achieved.

The Technical exercises are:

• Framing an image

• Shallow depth of Field

• Large depth of field

• Freezing movement

• Blurred movement

• Panning technique

• Light Graffiti (Optional)

This handout contains information on the following:

• Shallow depth of Field

• Large depth of field

• Freezing movement

• Blurred movement

• Panning technique

TOP TIPS ON GETTING GOOD BLURRED MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY:

SLOW SHUTTER SPEEDS

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• Use a tripod

• Chose your

location wisely,

shoot in the shade

or indoors for

best results.

• Use shutter

speed priority, set

your camera to

‘S’ or ‘TV’ on the

mode dial.

• Set the shutter

speed to 1/60 or

less.

• Constantly review the images that you have taken, and adjust the shutter speeds accordingly.

• If it’s overexposed (too much white, not enough detail), you need to use a faster shutter speed (a

higher number).

• But if the image is underexposed (too dark and no details) you need to use a slower shutter speed

(smaller number).

Check! Do your slow shutter speed images convey a sense of movement?

FREEZE MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY: FAST SHUTTER SPEEDS

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• Use shutter speed

priority, set your camera

to ‘S’ on the mode dial.

• Set the shutter speed

to 1/225 of a second or

higher.

• Constantly review your

images as you take

them and adjust the

shutter speed

accordingly.

• If the image is to dark,

use the flash, or use

a lower shutter

speed.

• If the image is too bright

or the image is still

blurred use a higher

shutter speed.

Check! Do your images

freeze motion without any blur?

PANNING TECHNIQUE

• Use shutter speed priority, set your camera to ‘S’ on the mode dial.

• Set the shutter speed to 1/125 or less.

• Look through the view finder - for more accurate panning.

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• Get your focus right! Put the camera in manual focus and get the focus point correct before you begin.

Tip: Focus on the ground where the moving subject will pass. When you tilt the camera up the focus

should be about right.

• Follow the moving object with the camera.

•When you press the shutter down you need to continue to pan in a fluid movement.

• Continuously review your images and adjust your method until you get the desired effect.

Check! A good panning shot has the moving object in sharp focus and the background is

blurred, do yours?

SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD: APERTURES

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• Put the camera in aperture priority which is shown as ‘A’ on the mode dial.

• Use the largest aperture as you can, set it too the lowest Fstop. This is probably around F3.2 or F4.

• To maximise the effect of a shallow depth of field, extend the focus to telephoto.

• You may need to use

a tripod.

• Constantly review your

images to check that

you have achieved a

shallow depth of

field.

Check! An image with

a shallow depth of

field will typically

have elements of

the foreground

and background

blurred and a ‘band’ in the middle of the photo in sharp focus.

LARGE DEPTH OF FIELD: APERTURES

• Put the camera in aperture priority which is shown as ‘A’ on the mode dial.

• Set the camera to a ‘S’ (single shot) on the focus dial on the side of the dial.

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• Use the smallest aperture as you can, set it too the highest Fstop. This is probably around F8 or

above.

Check! An image with a large depth of field will typically have both the foreground and

background in focus.