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Subject type Bright sun Hazy sun Cloudy bright Cloudy Dull
• Brilliant
• Bright
• Average
• Shadded
Brilliant- Beach, marine and snow scenes; landscapes and
mountains without prominent dark object in the foreground.
Bright- people in marine beach or snow
scenes; scenes with foreground objects.
Average- Nearby people, gardens, houses
and scenes not in shades.
Shaded- Subject in the open( not under
trees, porch, roof, etc.)
Stopping Action-shutter speed is best in
three factors:
• How fast is the action?
• How far is the object?
• Which way is it moving?
DIRECTIONS OF MOVING OBJECT:
When a moving object is coming directly towards or directly to your
position, it's image on the film changes more slowly than it's moving at
right angles to you. If the action is moving across the film, it requires
faster shutter speed. If it is moving at an angle of, 45° to camera, it
requires faster shutter speed than if it were coming head-on, but slower
that if it was cutting across the camera view.
1. When the object is traveling parallel to the plane of the film all the
movement is recorded on the film.
2. When it is moving at an angle to the film, less-left to right movement
will be recorded and as a result, less blur.
3. When the object directly moves toward the direction of camera, there
is no left and right movement at all and hence a minimum of blur.
Enter
Minimum Shutter Speed at Various Angle of
Approach
Condition of the Distance from Head on 45◦ 90◦
object the camera
Slow moving 10 1/100 1/200 1/400
activities 25 1/50 1/100 1/200
Sport and fast 10 1/400 1/800 1/800
bodily movement 25 1/200 1/400
Fast cars and other 25 1/800 1/800 1/800
vehicles 50 1/400
USING SHUTTER SPEED AND
APERTURE TOGETHER:
As the shutter speed Increase, aperture diameter must
increase. The same amount of light will be admitted by f/22
at one second, by f/15 at half second, by f/11 at a quarter of
a second and so on.
DIAPHRAGM CONTROL - works like pupil of the eye, may be enlarged or contracted. If it is enlarged, it
allows more light to enter, on the contrary, when it is contracted or small, allows lesser light to enter. It is
generally represented by number known as F-stops, numbers found on the ring outside the lens barrel. The
usual f-stops printed are: 1,2, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 45, 64, 90.
The Control of Light Intensity - The camera lenses are equipped with a mechanical
counterpart to the iris and pupil called the Iris Diaphragm. This circle is called APPERTURE
of the lens. This circle, thus acts as the pupil of the camera lens
FILM-SPEED CONTROL - combination of shutter speed and f-number- This control is utilized by manipulating the
ASA dial of the camera. Basically, the shutter and f-numbers are both controlling system of the rays of light that enters,
reaches and affects the film inside the camera. However, their effects in making photographs are different. The
photographer can select any combination of the shutter speed and f-number that will give the right amount of light
needed to normally expose the film. As the shutter speed Increases, the f-numbers decrease. For instance, the same
amount of light will be admitted by f#16 at one second and f#11 at one half of a second.