LT 2.1
During this lesson task, you will become familiar with working in a darker environment and learn how using a slow shutter speed affects pictures of buildings and people.Wait until it’s almost dark outside. Take your camera and go and sit in a busy tourist area. Choose a building or statue to photograph. Place your camera on a tripod and set the shutter speed to 30 seconds or more. (If you don’t have a tripod, something stable like a chair will also work. If you don’t live close to a busy street, just get one or two people (or even your dog) to move up and down past the camera during the 30 seconds). Take a look at your photograph. Do you see people in it or just the building/statue?
Wait until it’s dark. Go and stand on a bridge over a busy street (or look from the window of a high-rise building). Place your camera on a tripod and set your shutter speed to 30 seconds or more. Inspect your photograph. What do you see? (If there’s no bridge or high-rise building close to where you stay, find a street where some cars are driving or ask a few people to help you by driving up and down your street. You could even pay a taxi driver. Ideally, you should capture this from a bit higher than street level. You can ask a hotel in your area to use their window or the apartment of a friend that stays on the second floor or above. Some buildings have a secret stairway to the roof. Be creative but stay safe!)
Ask a friend to help you with this activity. Choose a dark room in your house and switch off the lights. Place your camera on a tripod and set your shutter speed to 30 seconds or more. Ask your friend to “draw” a picture in the air using a flashlight. Take a look at your photograph. What do you see? This fun activity is called light painting. Try an easy pattern first, but also a more complicated one. You can also experiment with different light sources and colours.
There isnt really much tourism here at winter time, so the most i got from photo 1 was the local mall, some cars and a lot of lights.
This is taken from a bridge pointed at the main road, showing the traffic lioghts from cars driving trough.
I didnt really have anyone to ask to help wityh this so i did it as good as i could myself.
LT 2.2
Describe the steps you will take to ensure that you take a high-quality photograph in low light conditions. Refer to exposure, lenses, tripods, colour temperature, flash and ISO. Your answer should be a minimum of 350 words.
LT 2.3
Take four low-light photographs.The first should be a sharp photograph that focuses on a static object, like a building or statue.
The second photograph should showcase moving objects, like cars or running water.
For the third photograph, take a moody portrait of a friend and use high ISO settings to your advantage.
The fourth photograph should explore using external light sources, like a Speedlite flash. (Please note that you may leave it out if you don’t have the equipment to take this last photograph.)
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