Light+and+Shadow


 * Understanding Aperture and Shutter Speed**
 * Darkroom Photography**

The purpose of this project is to understand the functions of the aperture and shutter on a manual camera and to use them successfully. The effects that aperture have on a photograph are short or long depth of field. You must take one photo demonstrating short depth of field (a large aperture ex. 5.6 or 4.5) and one photo demonstrating long depth of field (a small aperture ex. 11or 22). The effects that the shutter has on a photograph are blurred or stopped motion. You must take one photo demonstrating blurred motion (a slow shutter speed ex. ½ or 1’) and one photo demonstrating stopped motion (a fast shutter speed ex. 1/50 or 1/100). You may shoot in a group, but each person must have four successful photos of their own. Shoot at least one roll of film. Contact sheets and test strips for all photos. Four 5x7 photographs. Each photo should be trimmed and mounted on black paper. Label each photo, and don’t forget to sign your name. Mount all test strips on the back of each photo.
 * The Aperture** controls the intensity of light that is let into the camera. The larger the aperture number (f stop) the less intense the light.
 * Short depth of field:** foreground is in focus and background is out of focus.
 * Long depth of field**: Foreground, middle ground and background are all in clear focus.
 * The Shutter** controls how much light is let into the camera. Longer shutter times equals more light let into the camera.
 * Blurred Motion:** The object that is moving should be blurred or doubled.
 * Stopped motion:** The object that is moving should be frozen in action.
 * Use a tripod with all of your photos to ensure that there is no camera shake.*
 * Shoot:**
 * Print:**
 * Mount:**