Photo project

Photography Judging 101 the basics

Poll

What do you use to take photos for the fair?

• A digital SLR Camera

• A point and shoot camera (no lenses)

• My Phone

• Still looking

What is Photography

Photo - Means Light

Graph - the process of writing or recording

We can control three (3) things on our cameras that control exposure. The Aperture, the ISO, and the Shutter Speed.

The Exposure Triangle

Match

Match the following

• Shutter Speed

• ISO

• F-Stop

Controls the amount of time the sensor is exposed

Control how sensitive to light the sensor is

Controls how big the opening in the lens is to let light in

• Controls the amount of time the sensor is exposed

• Control how sensitive to light the sensor is

• Controls how big the opening in the lens is to let light in

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Where is the Shutter?

Hotspot

Where is the Shutter Release?

Lets talk about Shutter Speed!!

Shutter speed control how long the sensor is exposed to light, it is measured in fractions of a second like this: 1/100, 1/250. 1/5000, 1/8 or in special cases you might use {B} or BULB setting.

Slow shutter speed creates a feeling of fluid motion, blur and shows movement

​​Slow Shutter Speed

A fast shutter speed will help freeze motion, like in sports or to capture frozen motion like humming bird wing.

​​Fast Shutter Speed

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What would you use a slow shutter speed for?​ ​ ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Waterfalls

Low Light Situations

For Motion Blur

To Brighten Exposure

Light Streaks from Cars

a race

bright areas

to darken an exposure

to lighten an exposure

ISO is how sensitive your "film" is to light, with digital cameras it is how sensitive the sensor is. The lower the number ISO, the less sensitive, the higher ISO the more sensitive

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What is ISO?

Using a HIGH ISO would help in low-light situations.

Dark Areas

If your photo is overexposed try checking your ISO first.

Too Bright

High ISO comes with some issues, if your camera ISO is pushed too high it can cause grain.

Problems

Lets talk F-Stop or Aperture

The aperture is an opening in the lens

Depending on your F-Stop depends on how big the opening is. The lower the number the BIGGER the lens is open, the higher the opening the SMALLER the opening is

The aperture also helps control the Depth of Field, or DOF. The smaller the F-Stop, the shallower the DOF.

Aperture

Match

Match the following F-Stops

Low F-Stop

Medium F-Stop

High F-Stop

• Low F-Stop

• Medium F-Stop

• High F-Stop

Poll

I need more help understanding...

• What Aperture does

• What ISO does

• What Shutter Speed does

• I'm good!

• I need help with it all!

Rules of Composition

Things to keep in mind when taking a photo

Rule of Thirds is BIG in 4-H.

Composition: Rule of Thirds

Composition: Fill the Frame

Composition: Leading Lines

Composition: Rule of Odds

Things to Remember

When choosing your fair display think of this

1) Is it in focus?

2) Is it exposed well?

3) Does it have good composition?

4) Does it tell a Story?

A sharp focus is very important in every image

Focus!

A good image starts with good exposure

Exposure!

Composure adds interest to the image, Rule of thirds, Leading Lines, Fill the Frame... all just a few of the different ways to compose an image

Stay Composed!

They say a picture is worth 1000 words, let your images tell a story to add impact.

Tell the Story!