Shutter and Aperture

This assignment was to explore shutter and aperture (through the AV -- aperture variable and TV -- time variable settings) and how they effect the outcome of the pictures.

Below are eight pictures that help to capture this idea:

Shutter

Picture #1 -- Shutter speed of 1/60. The bike tire is blurry as the motion is much faster than can be captured by the relatively slow shutter.

Picture #2 -- Shutter speed of 1/125. When the shutter speed is doubled the bike tire is still blurry but noticeably less so.

Picture #3 -- Shutter speed of 1/500. The tire is now fairly clear, although some blurring is still seen in the spokes.

Picture #4 -- Shutter speed of 1/2000. The tire and spokes are now perfectly clear as the motion of the bike is frozen in 1/2000ths of a second.

Aperture

Photo # 5 -- f2.8. The background (our focus) is crystal clear while the foreground (with the tree branch) is blurry. This is due to the small f-stop creating a shallow depth of field, only having our focus be in focus.

Photo #6 -- f4.0. The background is still clear but the foreground is still rather blurry.

Photo #7 -- f5.6. The background is still clear and the foreground is starting to become clear.

Photo #8 -- f8.0. The background remains in focus but now the foreground is as well. The larger f-stop allows for a greater depth of field which puts our whole frame into focus.

From this assignment I learned how both shutter and apeture work to change the way in which the pictures turn out. I learned that if I am capturing motion I need to adjust the speed of my shutter (higher = stop frame, lower = blurry). I also learned that to achieve different depths of field I need to use different apertures (lower = shallower depth of field -- not much in focus, higher = larger depth of field, more is in focus).