READ THE INSTRUCTIONS SLOWLY AND COMPLETELY. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO IS IN THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Here are the steps you need to follow:
1. Choose a static object that will not move (that's what static means right?) The object should be large enough to fill the frame. You will use this object for ALL of the next exposures. DO NOT RECOMPOSE. A tripod could be helpful.
2. Focus sharply. Use your manual focus. Get it sharp *before* you make any images.
3. Make a 'good' exposure. Use your histogram. Make sure you do not clip the shadows or the highlights. Your histogram for this 'good' exposure should look approximately like this: To get to where you can see your histogram, once you take the picture, press the PLAY button. If you press the DISP button it will scroll you through various options, one of them will have the histogram. If you have any questions, e-mail me.
4. Open up the lens aperture completely. Set it to it's lowest number...for some of you this will be 2.8, for some it will be 2.0.
5. DO NOT CHANGE THE SHUTTER SPEED.
6. Make an exposure.
7. Close down the aperture one stop (i.e. go from 2.8 to 3.2).
8. Make an exposure.
9. Close down the aperture one stop (i.e. go from 3.2 to 3.5).
10. Make an exposure.
11. Can you guess what comes next? Yep...close down aperture one stop.
12. Make an exposure.
13. Repeat until you have reached your smallest aperture (f/8).
14. DO NOT DELETE ANY EXPOSURES EVEN IF YOU THINK THEY LOOK BAD.
15. Choose a different static object. You will use this object for all of the remaining exposures.
16. Make a 'good' exposure with your aperture set to 5.6. Adjust the shutter speed as needed.
17. Adjust your shutter speed to 1/2000
18. Make exposure. (do not change aperture)
19. Adjust shutter to 1/1000
20. Make exposure.
21. You will continue the pattern using the following shutter speeds in this order: 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 0"5, 1", 2", 4", 8", 15". Make an exposure for EACH OF THE SHUTTER SPEEDS.
22. Choose another static object.
23. Repeat steps 2-13
24. Choose another static object.
25. Repeat steps 16-21
26. Have fun making 50 more GOOD exposures of WHATEVER YOU WANT!!!! Remember to consult your histogram. TRUST IT!
Images are due on Monday, Febuary 2. We will upload them in class and discuss our results. This assignment will require several things. One...pay ATTENTION TO THE DIRECTIONS! You will mess up if you don't. You might mess up even if you do. You will probably re-shoot this assignment at least one more time. Be prepared for that. Come next week with your images and we will talk about what you did wrong...and what you did RIGHT.
Remember...keep it SIMPLE. NOT like this:
We just skip assignment two...?
ReplyDeleteNo, I just numbered it incorrectly. Thanks for looking.
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