For week five of Photojournalism, we were online due to Karl’s illness and for the session we looked at ISO and Shutter Speed.
As we get further into this module, my understanding of cameras and what can elevate the quality of a photo is increasing as the weeks go by.
I have decided to use my iPhone for the final assignment as I cannot afford one and do not want to chance on needing to rent one from the university and I cannot for whatever reason and many people are in my boat, so it is very reassuring to see that the ways you can replicate camera taken photos with the settings and tools Apple provide.
Seeing what different effects are used for such as shutter speed and the reasons for doing so was something I had never really considered before so seeing why it is done in the industry and to a high standard is good and helps prepare for post academic life.
As someone who does not have a joy or desire to work with cameras, I am still grateful to see how they can be operated as I think it has made me appreciate the skill it takes to produce high quality, industry standard images as before that was not really the case.
Photographic Journalism 