Understanding Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the film stays open. The faster the shutter speed, the less amount of light is let in. So, if you are taking pictures of fast moving things, you want to have a smaller shutter speed. This affects the ISO and the aperture. The aperture needs to be smaller to let more light in and the ISO needs to be higher to let more light in too.

Understanding Aperture

f/3.5      1/40       ISO1600 

Picture 1

f/7.1       1/40       ISO1600

Picture 2

Aperture is the amount of light you are letting into your camera. The smaller the aperture, the more focus you will have on one subject. In picture 1, my aperture was 3.5 and it was only focusing on my phone. It gave that picture a lower depth of field and blurred out the background. On the second photo, my aperture was slightly higher, letting more light in. This made it have a larger depth of field. Also, the shutter speed has to deal with the amount of time that the light has to get into the camera. The aperture affects how much light can get it, there for affecting the shutter speed. 

Photographic Themes

A picture has a thousand words. This shooting assignment was a very interesting thing to do. I loved being able to put my personality in a picture. I think that the pictures look the best when they are put in all together. I think that they all compliment each other. My favorite photo would have to be the black and white photo of the street with the houses and the trees. It represents memories. I remember my childhood vividly when I look at this picture. It's like a "walk down memory lane," or in this case "street." These pictures represent what you don't see on the inside. These pictures sum up who I am in a nutshell.

Jenna Chapman

Jenna Chapman (also known as Jenn) loves photography and being able to capture a story within a picture. One place that she would love to take pictures of is the water in Hawaii. Jenn described herself as a joker and independent. She says how if she could change one thing about herself she would want to be taller. (It’s not that great being tall but I guess it’s not that great being short either.) If one thing from pop culture could be “erased” from the world would be the constant want to be super skinny. Jenn believes that you don’t have to be stick skinny to be pretty. In twenty years if we visit Boston, we might see Jenn in a cap and gown graduating from medical school. She might not get a full conversation in with you because she’ll be busy on her phone, going on runs, or most importantly shopping! Maybe you will run into her at Target because that’s her favorite place to be. If you get the chance to be with her make sure you get rid of any spiders you see. She has a little case of arachnophobia (I’m guilty as charged when it comes to that as well.)  We all something wrong with us right? One flaw that she claims she has is being a perfectionist. In a perfect world with superheroes who have super powers, her super power would be flying because of those obnoxious gas prices and so that she could get to places faster. If she could fly then she could beat the long line at Panera Bread. “One French onion soup in a bread bowl to go.” If you could only eat one place for the rest of your life you could meet Jenn for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Panera Bread. I love Panera Bread too; I guess great minds do think alike. 

About Me

Themed Shooting Assignment

Theme	Subject	Reason
1.     Anger		My friend Sam Brown was very angry that I was taking her picture. You can tell because it looks like she's growling at me.
2.     Power		I thought this picture was very powerful because when the lights went out, all of us came together and used our phone to make our own "power."
3.     Ugly		I put this at ugly because the wallpaper is about 90 years old and is peeling and very out dated.
4.     Calm		This picture made me feel very calm because of the relaxing sunset.
5.     Compassion		In this picture, my dogs are looking back at each other. I called the one over (Mason) but he didn't come and looked back at Dixie. I thought this showed how they cared about each other and showed compassion.
6.     Authority		I thought this showed authority because of the way Dixie is almost guarding the door and showing authority.
7.     Pride		I thought this picture showed pride because Dixie was howling away just showing off her voice. She did not care what any of the neighbors thought either.
8.     Mysterious		I found these random steps in the middle of a creek and I thought they were mysterious because there were no houses around them and they were very old and almost broken.
9.     Wisdom		I put this picture as wisdom because it's almost as if the world was in the palm of her (my cousin's) hand.
10.  Love		This picture means love to me because I care about my dogs very much and I know that they care for each other too because they never leave each other's side.
11.  Lazy		I put this picture as lazy because I was trying to get Mason to stand up but he wouldn't move and he just stuck his tongue out.
12.  Temptation		I thought of this as temptation because everyone would love to have a chocolate ice cream cone and I know that I'm always tempted by ice cream.
13.  Happiness		I always enjoy visiting my cousins and Erin, always knows how to make me laugh. She had pulled out a bike and it said for ages 2+. She is 9 and she had no problem riding it.
14.  Growth		I thought this showed how small my sister's head was compared to the Hershey's bottle. It showed how much growing she still has to go.
15.  Memories		This picture makes me think of all of the memories that took place in the streets, trampoline, and it made me smile.
16.  Sounds	I play the piano and I think that whenever people look at a piano they look at the white keys. They think that the keys are what make the sounds. Although, the strings on the inside are the real reason the piano sounds so beautiful when the correct keys are hit.
17.  Diversity		There are a lot of different trees and beautiful colors that make this pond so diverse.
18.  Dangerous		This old and abandoned house made me feel a little scared. Especially the doors on the side of the building. It looks very dangerous to me!
19.  Hope		This picture makes me think that Mason is looking up at the sky for hope? I wonder what he is thinking of?
20.  Patriotic		This picture is obviously patriotic because of the huge red, white, and blue flag! USA!
21. Truth  My Friend Sam is always honest with me, even when I don't want her to be. Her facial expression in this picture just reminds me of what she looks like when she's telling me the truth.
22.  Sad		This picture made me sad because the dog was sitting alone in the car and he looked very upset. It reminded me of the ASPCA commercials.
23.  Terrifying		There is a back story on the house that we had recently purchased. There were servants that would be trapped in the attic and they wrote on the walls. This makes me terrified to think that servants would be trapped up there.
24.  Abandoned		This mail box had not been used for a LONG time. It makes me think how the house was abandoned for a while and they received no mail.
25.  Courage		This picture reminds me of courage because it takes courage to want to be yourself and not care what anyone thinks of you. My friend Ali is a great example. She is always happy and doesn't care what anyone thinks of her.