Shutter Speed Comparison
Above are six photos, taken in six different shutter speeds. We had to take the same type of photo, to show the differences. I chose to take these six photos inside my classroom, with one of my friends typing, as not many people had chosen that idea and I wanted to see how it would differentiate. The first one, is a shutter speed of a 1/3. As you can see, the picture is bright and her hand is blurred. The second one was taken at a shutter speed of a 1/6. The photo is still bright and her hand is still very blurred. The third one was taken at a shutter speed of 1/30. It is still bright, however it is not that blurred, compared to the shutter speed of 1/6. The fourth one was taken at a shutter speed of 1/60. The image is much more focused, however, it is a little bit darker than the previous one. The penultimate image is at the shutter speed of 1/250. It is much more focused and more darker than the preceding photo. Lastly, the final photo was taken at a shutter speed of 1/1000. The photo is significantly darker compared to the others. You can barely see anything in the photo.
What is Shutter Speed?
Shutter speed is the amount of time that the camera' digital sensor - film - is exposed to the light. It is measured by a fraction of a second. If the fraction is bigger - such as 1/2 - the sensor is exposed to more light, making the image brighter. It can also blur the image if the subject moves as it is exposed for a longer amount of time, therefore affecting the image. If the fraction is smaller - such as 1/500 - the sensor is exposed little amount of light, making the image darker. It freezes motion as there is not enough time for the subject to affect the sensor.
This photo was taken at the shutter speed of 1/6. This shows how a bigger fraction can blur motion. I took this photo in the hallway of the school, when students were passing by.
This image was taken at the shutter speed of 1/500. This shows if the fraction is smaller, then it can freeze motion. I took this photo of a boy tossing a dart board into the air so I could freeze the motion of the toss.
The photographer has blurred motion in the picture. This photo was taken in South London, on a pavement. I like the photo as it is appealing to the eye - the rule of thirds - and the subject is standing out from the blur. I think the message the photographer is trying to convey is that time stops for no one and will continue to trickle by, so you shouldn't try and stay at one point of your life for too long. Life is a blur.
The photographer has frozen motion in the picture. It is a picture of an egg breaking. I like the photo as you can see all the little details, such as the specks of the shell flying off and the liquid flying. I think what the photographer is trying to convey is that when something, or someone, is broken, it is impossible to fix it back. When that something is broken, it explodes with a huge force. And even if you do try to fix it, it will never be like the original.
For my cyanotype, I chose a rare picture of me and my best friend, which was taken nearly a year ago at a fair. Firstly, we had to make a digital negative. Therefore, I used Photoshop. I made the image 5 by 7 inches as that was the size of the paper our teacher would give us. Then, I inserted the picture and sized it accordingly. Next, I added the gradient map, to make it black and white and made the black and white more contrasting. After that, I inverted the black and white so the black became white and the white became black. Next, I chose solid colour and put in the number f36351. Finally, I changed the normal blending to colour so the image became orange, creating my digital negative, and saved it as a JPEG. In the next lesson, we headed outside. We had to find direct sunlight. Once we found a spot, it was time to make the cyanotype. I made a sandwich, with cardboard at the bottom, the light sensitive paper on top, the digital negative - which was printed out on to transparency paper, making the white areas completely transparent - on top of that and a megapixel on top of the whole thing so it doesn't blow away. I left it on the sunlight for 2-3 minutes as the sun was really strong that day. The sun shines through the negative, so on the blackest part, not that much sun will shine through so it will stay dark blue however the lighter parts, a lot of sun will shine through, making the parts are whiter. Consequently, this was the greater chemical reaction between the sun and the paper in the white parts. After two minutes, I took the paper and submerged it in water. The water reacts with the paper, making the blacks turn into white and making the white turn to black. Then, I left it overnight so it could sharpen and darken and the cyanotype was finished.
History of the Camera
It is safe to say there have been many turning points in the history of the camera, such as the first permanent photograph, Cinematographe, Daguerreotype cameras. However, the one which I think has influenced us the most was the invention of the first digital camera by Steven Sasson, in 1975. It used a cassette tape to record the image and the process only took 23 seconds. Before this invention, rolls of films were popular. However, they were inconvenient as you could not see the photo after you took the picture. So, in many of the cases, out of the ten photo they took, only four were good after you developed them. It was very expensive as well as the films cost a lot, therefore they would not take many photos, to save money or they were sure that the photo would work out and look good. However, when the digital camera was invented, it fixed all of those problems. You could take many photo as you liked in an erasable memory and delete any of the photos that you did not like. It cost no money to get extra film as well. People back in the days never thought that photography would have been free. There is no consequence as well, apart from charging the camera. This event then paved the way for Sony co-operations to introduce a film less camera that used magnetic discs to record images.
This photo essay is about a normal Saturday in my life from waking up to sleeping. It consists of homework, walking, shopping, etc. All these photos were taken on my phone.
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