Aperture and Shutter Speed Practice

                                               
                                      Aperture and Shutter Speed Practice

SET 1: Now its your turn - tell me which ones look the best for F4, F5.6 F8, F11, F16, F22.

F4 – looks the best at 1/125 of a second shutter speed.
F5.6 – looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed.
F8 – looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed.
F11 – looks the best at 1/60 of a second shutter speed.
F16 – looks the best at 1/30 of a second shutter speed.
F22 – looks the best at 1/8 of a second shutter speed.

SET 2: Now its your turn at each F-stop tell me what the background looks like.

At F4 how much background is visible? Is it blurry or in focus? How much?The background is completely blurry.

At F5.6how much background is visible? Is it blurry or in focus? How much?The background is somewhat blurry, a little bit visible

At F8 how much background is visible? Is it blurry or in focus? How much?The background is slightly visible, and its blurry.
At F11 how much background is visible? Is it blurry or in focus? How much?The back ground is visible, and almost completely focused.
At F16 how much background is visible? Is it blurry or in focus? How much?The background is clear but darker then normal, and slightly focused.
At F22 how much background is visible? Is it blurry or in focus? How much?The background is clear and is completely focused.

SET 3: Reflection Questions:

1. Consider what is happening to the people themselves at slow Shutter Speeds? The speed is really slow and doesn't capture a clear image of the two people.
2. In a real shooting situation, what should the photographer do to lessen this problem?You could make the shutter speed a tad bit faster to get a clear image.
3. What combination of aperture and shutter speed do you think produces the best portrait? Why? 1/60 sec and f/5.6, because its clear, has the right amount of light, and its focused on the couple not the background.