Week 5 Reflection and extra credit

Unfortunately our in class session was rescheduled for an online slot so we missed out on the in person interaction that we would normally get. However, on reflection we were still able to conduct a useful session.

This week we were learning how use ISO settings and shutter speeds in our cameras and smartphones, in order to perform the best shots. International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) is used to coordinate the light sensitivity on your camera, the intensity of the light is regulated by the how high the ISO is set. The Setting of the ISO will also depend on the amount of natural light featured outside, set the ISO to 100-200 if there is a degree of heavy sunlight interfering with the shot. We also discovered that although the iPhone doesn’t have an exact ISO setting, it instead utilizes lighting concerns by adjusting the exposure setting.

Shutter speed works in tandem with ISO settings when controlling the levels of light etc. However, shutter speed specifically can effect the movement of an image by tampering with different speeds when taking a photo. For example, a lower shutter speed will enable the image to capture movements within the image like a ball being thrown, a faster shutter speed will usually allow for freezing an exact moment within the movement of the image. Again with an iPhone they don’t necessarily have a shutter speed setting instead they have a bust mode setting by holding done this button the photographer is able to take a cluster of as many photos as they like, equally to that of a fast shutter speed setting. On the other hand a slow shutter speed setting can be replicated in the live photo setting on the iPhone which allows for long exposures.