Monday, January 1, 2018

Photography Post #3 Exposure.

Owen Paznokas
The Beginner's Photography Guide
By Chris Gactum

 It is integral when working with photos that you understand exposure and how it works. Exposure is how much light is being exposed to the sensor in the camera that will then compose the image. On your phones, tiny digital cameras, or any automatic picture taking device exposure is calculated for you. (Gactum 44).

 Since I have been working with Manual mode recently, Exposing a picture correctly is not as easy. You cannot simply pick the aperture or the shutter speed or the ISO in manual mode and expect the other's to fall into place. When your camera meters the scene, you have to make your personal creative choices, then make sure your picture balances out. "Exposure is one of the most fundamental aspects of photography" (Gactum 44). 

 Here are three photos, one is underexposed, one is correctly exposed, and one is overexposed.
It is clearly apparent which one is correctly composed and which ones are not. These shot's were all taken at an f5.6 Aperture. The first one was shot at 1/300 of a second. The second one was shot at 1/200 of a second. The third one was shot at 1/60 of a second. 

 My Question is, how could someone use underexposure and overexposure artistically to create more original photos? 

 Resources:
Gactum, Chris. Beginner's Photography Guide. Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2016.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 10, 2018 at 10:47 AM

    Owen, your photography skills have greatly improved, good job! It is interesting how exposing pictures differently can change the mood of the photo drastically. Are there any other things you can do while taking the picture to change the mood without changing the subject of the picture?

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    1. Owen PaznokasJanuary 17, 2018 at 2:20 PM

      Thank you! It is very interesting how exposing pictures changes the mood of photos drastically. As far as other effects there are many, evoking shadows or hiding features can be done by underexposing the picture. Or you could wash out a photo with harsh light by overexposing it.

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  2. Jaden KeattsJanuary 12, 2018 at 5:38 PM

    Great post Owen! I really like how you used your own examples to clearly show the difference in exposure. To answer your question, I have found using underexposure and overexposure helpful for setting a certain tone in the photo.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 29, 2018 at 11:51 AM

    Amazing post Owen! I too like photography and sometimes struggle with exposure. But because of this post, this will help me fix this problem whenever I have it! Thanks for the great post!

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