explaning shutter speed

Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is simple the amount of time the shutter is open for when capturing an image. It is the length of time your image sensor sees the subject you are attempting to capture.

Example of an image taken using a fast shutter speed

Example of an image taken using a slow shutter speed

Jake Garn

Jake Garn Photography

Jake Garn lives in Layton, Utah and is is a young male photographer but his main job is as a restaurant owner and a marketing consultant. He mostly shoots for fun but has recently been taking photography more seriously and taken it on as a work.

This is a photo of to models possibly representing the natural elements, sun and wind. the subject the models have been made to look dramatics in terms of hair and make up and also there poses represent the elements well. This is because the model representing the sun appears to have calm and soothing, relaxed look and gives the feeling of warmth . I like her hair and make up a lot as the body art on her face looks as if it is rays of sunshine and her hair is bright a and shining freely like the sun. The model representing the wind has a much fresher and cooler look and appears to be strong and free flowing like the wind, and also very confident as if nothing can stand in her way just like the wind on a stormy day. I think her hair and make up has also been done really well and gives a good feeling of what she is representing. Her make up looks as if things are being blown around her eye and her hair looks windswept. In my opinion this a really good representation of two natural elements of weather displayed and the two choices work well together even though they are completely different, with one been calm and the other being strong and confident.

Annie Manning Paint The Moon Photography

Annie Manning Paint The Moon Photograph

First and foremost Annie is a proud mother to two little girls named Adeline aged six and Eliza aged two, she says they are her number one muses in her photography. As well as being a photographer Annie is also a Photoshop action and texture designer. Annie has been practically living inside Photoshop for fifteen year, firstyl as a graphic designer and seccondly as a photographer.

this is a photo of one of Annie's pet horses Miss Scout in the field on a spring day. Annie describes her a spoiled saddle bred horse. the photo portrays an image of a healthy happy, well cared for young horse with beautiful marking and well groomed mane and coat enjoying s fresh spring day outdoors in it's natural environment. The main focus is on the horse but i feel the background still stands out well. i think the photo was take using a low aperture as the background is blurred. In my opinion this a great natural un- staged photo of a horse in it's natural environment and i think it displays the horses sweet and calm temperament well. I think the photo resembles a watercolour painting because of the shades used and the blurring.

light trails

Light Trails

F stop comparison 

depth of field

Focal length comparison

iso comparison

ISO comparison

Fast and slow shutter speeds

fFast and slow shutter speeds

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explaning aperture and depth of field in my ow n words

Aperture

What Is Aperture?

Aperture  is the amount of light that passes through the lens of a camera, which is regulated by an iris diaphragm. the opening size of the iris (aperture) is reffered to as an number. a small f/stop number means a small aperture and a high one means a larger aperture. A high aperture will produce a highly focused overall image and a low aperture will produce a lower focused image.

Depth Of Field

What Is Depth Of Field

Depth of field is the amount of your image which is in focus. Depth of field is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear to be sharp in focus in the photo.

 maximum depth of field 

shallow depth of field

This is a photo three children in the slums of India, there are three small children who come from a poor family where money is short and can not be thrown away on luxuries such as toys that many children in the UK take for granted. Although these children don’t have much this photo shows that they are still able to be happy and play just like any other child. They are happy with just having the company of each other and not need materialistic objects to create their happiness. In the photo you can see that they have managed to find some plastic toys and bits of natural material such as planks of wood to play with creatively.  Although the area they are playing in appears to be a bit hazardous in the background they seem to have managed to find a safe spot to play.

 In my opinion this photo shows us that you don’t to have much to be happy and that materialistic objects are not as important as we think, and that relationships with family members and friends can be far more fulfilling then having the latest toy or gadget.  This picture demonstrates that you can be happy even if you are from a poor background and can’t afford to splash cash on the latest items. The photo also teaches us to be grateful for the things do have in life rather than looking at what we don’t have, because third world countries struggle to feed and clothe their children and struggle with the cost of items for essential living, where as some of us at home in the UK have a lot more then these people and use and abuse or discard of things for poor reasons such as “its old” and wanting something better for the sake of it. I think people in UK could learn a lot from this image it demonstrates to them the fun you can have with just yourself and a few others and a few simple objects rather than depending on things such as games consoles etc as a way of having fun all the time.

Nicole Gobourne

high and low aperture