D1: Evaluate Techniques for Controlling Photographic Sharpness

 D1:  Evaluate Techniques for Controlling Photographic Sharpness

In this report, I will be evaluating how I have used different techniques and camera settings for each photo to create sharp, suitable photos. This report does relate to my P3 post, however I will be analysing each image rather than just explaining the camera settings.

I have used a tripod for all of my photos. I did this to make sure that my photos were stable with no camera shakes. I also used a Cannon 250D camera for all of my photoshoots with an 18-55 mm lens. I decided to use this lense for all of my photos because I have the ability to zoom in. This lens is ideal for many different scenarios such as landscape scenic photography and portrait photography. I have used both types of photography so it makes sense to use this camera lens. I have used manual camera settings and manual focus for all of these photos. This allowed me to take photos using the camera settings I wanted and I had to manually adjust the camera focus myself.

Romance

I will evaluate these photos for each genre. This is helpful since each genre haa different conventions therefore I have took my photos in different ways to simulate the genre.





  
Here you can see the couple are walking down a path lined with trees, I have used the leading lines composition here. These are the camera settings I used to create this photo: ISO 200, F-stop f/5.6 and shutter speed 1/100 of a second. This means that the ISO is a bit darker than I should have had it, the F-stop is perfect and standard in the middle. The shutter speed is standard too. I believe this photo should have a higher ISO but I can fix this in edit. The focus on this image is great.



 
Again, I think I should have used a higher ISO because the photo looks a bit too dark. I have used: ISO 400, aperture f stop f/11 and a shutter speed of 1/80 sec. The ISO is too low but the shutter speed and aperture is fine. You can see a little bit of blur in the background. I think this works because it draws our attention to the people an makes them stand out rather than the environment.




 
 Here you can see the couple are holding hands and looking into each other's eyes. I used ISO 100, an F-stop (what aperture is measured in) of f/6.3 and a shutter speed/ exposure time of 1/160. In simple terms, I used a standard ISO, my aperture is high and my shutter speed is standard. Therefore, this photo is not motion blurred because of the shutter speed. The photo could have been a bit brighter using the ISO however I can fix this in editing. The aperture has allowed me to control the foreground and background of my photo. You can see that my foreground is in focus but the background is blurry. This is the effect I wanted since lots of romance films use this aperture effect when the characters are talking. The focus on this image is brilliant.

I believe this is the best photo I have taken for my cinematic photography project. The aperture is perfect and not too blurry, the shadows casting on the subjects on the trees is beautiful and the photo looks amazing. The only thing I would change about this photo is increasing the ISO slightly to make the photo brighter. I can do his in editing. I will also add a haze effect when editing.








 
 These two photos show a couple on a date. Here are the camera settings I used for these photos: ISO 6400, aperture of f/8 and shutter speed of 1/100. The ISO is about standard, the aperture is standard and the shutter speed is great. I believe the ISO could have been just a little higher to brighten the photos but I can do this while editing.



                                                  Action


 
Here you can see two people about to punch each other with boxing gloves on. The ISO is 6400, aperture of f/7.1 and shutter speed 1/160. The ISO is slightly high, the aperture is standard and the shutter speed is standard. I chose to keep the shutter speed standard since I asked the subjects to pose like this, they are not moving. If I took this photo again, I would create background blur by having a low aperture.
 
 
 
    
   Hereyou can see the subject kicking the target. The ISO is 6400, aperture is f/5.6 and the shutter speed is 1/125. The ISO is a little bit low, the aperture is about standard and so is the shutter speed. I did try to lower the shutter speed in the photos before but they came out really blurry. Because the subject is kicking fast, the camera will still see some motion blur here. I would make this photo just a little bit brighter for the subject but darker in the background in editing.
 
 
 
 


In this photo the ISO is 6400, aperture of f/7.1 and a shutter speed of 1/160. I think the ISO could be a little higher. The aperture is standard however if I was to take this photo again I would use a low aperture for background blur. As mentioned above, the shutter speed is fine.



 
This is an example of how my photos would look like if I used a low shutter speed for every photo, this is 1/10 sec shutter speed.


                                                 Horror


 
This is a photo of a teenager looking scared and alone in the dark. The ISO is 1600, aperture is f/8 and the shutter speed is 1/80 sec. The ISO is standard. I didn't want to make the photo too bright sonce this is horror themed and the light I am using highlights the subject. The aperture and shutter speed are standard. The subject was moving while I took the photos so having a standard shutter speed ensures that the photo isn't blury.



 
This photo shows a tall cross tomb stone as a low angle shot. The ISO is 100, aperture f/5.6 and the shutter speed is 1/500 sec. I lused a low ISO because this is a horror themed photo. When you think of horror, you think of the dark.  The aperture is 5.6, it does make the background look slightly blury which is what I was going for. The shutter speed is fine since I used it primarily for the lighting of this photo since the subject wasn't moving.



To conclude, I think the one thing I need to improve in is checking my ISO and the lighting of my photos. Overall, I am very happy with how my photos are and I believe I did a great job.


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