Year 10 - Art and design
Picture taking: aperture and shutter speed settings
Photography
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Unit Summary
This is a teacher led unit which introduces to pupils to the skills within their endorsements. Through a series of workshop activities, students experiment with a range of materials and techniques. They develop a range of studies exploring mark making media, print and mixed media.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use aperture and shutter speed settings to control light and blur in your photographs.
Key Notes
- Cameras work by allowing light to pass into a camera and onto a light sensitive surface.
- The f-stop or aperture controls allow us to change the size of the opening.
- The shutter speed allows us to control how long the aperture is open.
- By using both of these, we can control how light or dark our photographs are, and can reduce or manipulate blur.
Vocabulary To Learn
- aperture: The hole through which light travels in a camera lens
- shutter: The part of the camera that opens to allow light through the aperture
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Changing the aperture or shutter speed only affects how bright the photo is.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Cameras work by allowing light to pass into a camera and onto a light sensitive surface. The f-stop or aperture controls allow us to change the size of the opening.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'aperture'
The hole through which light travels in a camera lens.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Changing the aperture or shutter speed only affects how bright the photo is. Correction: While both aperture and shutter speed do affect exposure (how light or dark a photo is), they also have creative effects on how the photo looks, such as blur.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Darkroom processes: using an enlarger and developing a print Study Guide
- Digital processes: using digital media to layer an image Study Guide
- Digital processes: using digital media to manipulate an image Study Guide
- Introduction to the principles of photography Study Guide
- Photography: the influence of sources on photographic investigations Study Guide
- Picture taking: depth of field Study Guide
- Picture taking: lighting Study Guide
- Picture taking: motion Study Guide
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