EXPOSURE

REVIEW

*EXPOSURE
*Photography is the act of capturing light
* light rays entering the camera create an image on film
by chemically changing the silver particles in the films
emulsion.

* or, in digital cameras, the light creates an image on

digital sensors.

*Exposure
* Exposure is making sure the proper amount of light reaches
the camera sensor to take a photo.

* Too much light results in an over-exposed photo.

* Too little light results in an under exposed photo.

*Controlling Exposure
*There are 3 camera settings that control the exposure
(lets watch a short video explaining these 3 settings)

* Aperture: The aperture controls the size of the

diaphragm over the shutter.

* Shutterspeed: Controls how fast the shutter

closes to take the picture.

* ISO: Controls the sensitivity of the sensor to light

*APERTURE
* The larger the number the smaller the size of the
diaphragm in the lens.

*SHUTTER SPEED
* The faster the shutter,

* the less light enters the camera

* The slower the shutter

* the more light will enter the camera.

*SHUTTER SPEED
SLOW
1/15

FAST
1/30

Low light
Blurred Objects

1/60

1/150

1/500

1/1000

A lot of light
frozen, crisp objects

Really slow shutter speeds start looking like this: 1 or 2.3

This means 1 second and 2.3 seconds

*SHUTTER SPEED

500

Needs a lot of light

60

15

Doesnt need as much light

* Shutter Speed & Aperture

working together

* Shutter Speed & Aperture

working together

Lets figure out a good exposure for this image.

* Shutter Speed &

Aperture working
together
Shutter Speed: 1.6 sec.
Aperture: f22

And how about this image.

Image 3

*ISO SPEED
* Will control the sensitivity of the sensor to light

Less Sensitive to light

More Sensitive to light

*ISO SPEED
* Will control the sensitivity of the sensor to light.
* This effects the shutter and aperture to be used.WHY?

*Metering
Pentax Z-XM

* Set the shutter speed dial to the desired

shutter speed.
* Depress the shutter release button
halfway as you look through the
viewfinder.
* The shutter speed, approximate aperture
and bar graph will be displayed in the
viewfinder
* Turn the shutter speed dial or the lens
aperture ring until a single dot is
displayed in the center of the bar graph

*Metering

YOU NEED TO CHECK THE METER FOR

EVERY PHOTO YOU TAKE!!!

*Metering
Pentax K1000
* Set the shutter speed dial to
the desired shutter speed.

* Look through the viewfinder.

* You will see a needle meter

on the right of the viewfinder.

* Turn the shutter speed dial or

the lens aperture ring until
the needle is in the middle.

*Metering

YOU NEED TO CHECK THE METER FOR

EVERY PHOTO YOU TAKE!!!