Tuesday 8 October 2013

Photography: Week Two (ISO & White Balance)

In traditional photography ISO was the indication of how sensitive a film was to light. Measured in numbers 100, 200, 400, 800 etc.  The lower the number the lower the sensitivity of the film and the finer the grain in the shots.  In digital photography ISO measures the sensitivity of the image sensor.  The lower the ISO number the less sensitive your camera is to light and the finer the grain.  Higher ISO settings are generally used in darker situations to get a faster shutter speed.   

Example: Daylight, non movement lower number, darker or action shot higher ISO - however remember the higher the ISO setting the noisier the end result.


Camera Settings: Al Servo, P

Class Exercise:  Work through ISO setting from 100 to 3200

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

Class Exercise: Work through the ISO setting to find the optimum ISO setting for an indoor picture. Note: Indoor and fully lit - should between 100 and 400)

ISO 100

ISO 200

Class Exercise: Work through ISO settings to find optimum setting for outdoor picture.  (Note: Outdoor in low light/dark should be 1600 or above)

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200
White Balance: In the simplest terms, is important for getting the colours as accurate as possible.

Class Exercise: Find optimum ISO setting and work through White Balance setting.


ISO 100, Auto WB

ISO 100, Bright Sunlight

ISO 100, Shadow in Bright Sunlight

ISO 100, Cloud

ISO 100, Tungsten

ISO 100, Strip Lighting

ISO 100, Flash

Class Exercise: Find optimum ISO setting and work through White Balance setting.

ISO 100, Auto

ISO 100, Bright Sunlight

ISO 100, Shadow in Bright Sunlight

ISO 100, Cloud

ISO 100, Tungsten

ISO 100, Strip Lighting

ISO 100, Flash

Class Exercise: Find optimum ISO setting and work through White Balance setting.

ISO 1600, Auto

ISO 1600, Bright Sunlight

ISO 1600, Shadow in Bright Sunlight

ISO 1600, Cloud

ISO 1600, Tungsten

ISO 1600, Strip Lighting

ISO 1600, Flash


ISO 3200, Auto

ISO 3200, Bright Sunlight

ISO 3200, Shadow in Bright Light

ISO 3200, Cloud

ISO 3200, Tungsten

ISO 3200, Strip Lighting

ISO 3200, Flash











































































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