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SHOOTING BASICS Flashcards

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What is vignetting and how do you avoid it?

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When your lens hood shows up in the corner of your shots.

MY PROBLEM: the lens hood was twisted.

How to fix:
1. Find the point when the hood shows up when You zoom out and the lenses show up. Do that by snapping individual photos of varying lengths. Check the meta data

  1. Put the long flanges on top/bottom instead of left/right.
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MY SHOOT CHECKLIST:

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  • BOOM MIC Do I have the external mic on?
  • HN1 LOCKED Is the HN1 locked in record?
  • FOCUS SET - make sure auto focus is focusing on the person — lock auto focus
  • which button is for video/s
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What does aperture control?

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The amount of light entering the lens

A higher aperture (e.g., f/16) means less light is entering the camera. This setting is better for when you want everything in your shot to be in focus — like when you’re shooting a group shot or a landscape. A lower aperture means more light is entering the camera, which is better for low-light scenarios.

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What are the three pillars of photography?

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  • Aperture
  • Shutter Speed
  • ISO
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What is shutter speed?

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Shutter speed is a measurement of time that a camera’s shutter is open—allowing light, usually after it has passed through a lens and through the aperture diaphragm, to strike a photosensitive surface, like film or a digital sensor.

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What is ISO?

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Sensitivity

In very basic terms, ISO is simply a camera setting that will brighten or darken a photo. As you increase your ISO number, your photos will grow progressively brighter. For that reason, ISO can help you capture images in darker environments, or be more flexible about your aperture and shutter speed settings.

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What are the consequences of an ISO that is too high?

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. A photo taken at too high of an ISO will show a lot of grain, also known as noise.

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What is the advantage to having a heavy tripod?

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Less chance it will topple, like during a standup

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How do you decide how to set your ISO?

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How much light does the the shot have. More light = lower ISO

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How do you decide how to set your ISO?

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More light = lower ISO

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What are the typical ISO ranges on a camera?

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From 100 to 6400.

A few go down to 80 ISO and as high as 25,000 ISO

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What is the best ISO for a bright, sunny day?

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100 or 200 ISO is the best ISO for a bright, sunny day,

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What is the best ISO for a cloudy day - or indoors with window light portraits?

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400 ISO

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What is the best ISO for indoors without a flash?

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800 ISO

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What is the best ISO for low-light situations, like a school play?

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1600

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What is the downside of shooting with an ISO that is too high?

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As ISO numbers go up, so does the noise in the photos.

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What factor impacts your choice of ISO - besides the amount of light?

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The camera you’re using and it’s sensor – quality and size. Every time you pick up a camera, play around with the ISO levels; see how the camera respondsl

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What is considered a “large aperture”?

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f/1.4, f/2 or f2.8

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What is considered a “small aperture”?

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f/8, f/11 or f/16

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How does the aperture affect a photo

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The aperture has two main functions.

It controls the brightness of the image that passes through the lens and falls on the image sensor.

It also adjusts the depth of field and the image sharpness.

A large aperture reduces the depth of field, adding softness to the background.

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How do you set up your camera so everything is in focus, like for a landscape or group shot?

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You use a higher aperture. Like f/16. So less light is entering the camera.

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How does shutter speed impact a photo?

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The longer the shutter speed, the more light strikes the sensor, resulting in a brighter image. And the faster the shutter speed, the less light reaches the sensor, resulting in a darker image. Besides brightness, shutter speed also controls how motion is captured in your photo.

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What shutter speed for fast-moving subjects? And what other changes must you make?

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If your objective is to capture fast-moving subjects and make them appear frozen, you should choose a faster shutter speed—something like 1/1000 second or faster. But keep in mind that using a faster shutter speed requires adequate lighting. You may need to adjust your aperture and ISO to make up for the fast shutter speed.

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Recommended SHUTTER SPEED for indoors, in dimly lit conditions?

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1/100 or 1/60 second —

is usually adequate to take pictures of people indoors.

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What should you do if conditions are very dark?

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  • use a tripod
  • then set a long shutter speed, according to how much blur you will allow
  • set your iso and aperture
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What factors should be taken into account if you must adjust your shutter speed?

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aperture and ISO. So first, decide whether you want to completely freeze the action or allow some motion in your shot. Set your shutter speed accordingly and then make adjustments to the other variables of the exposure triangle.

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What is the “standard rule of thumb” when deciding your shutter speed

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make the shutter speed equal to your focal length when hand-holding your camera. For example, if you are shooting with a 200mm lens then you want to keep your shutter speed at 1/200 sec or above to avoid any blur occurring from camera shake

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What is a fast shutter speed?

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  • a fast shutter speed is typically whatever it takes to freeze action.
  • 1/200th second, 1/1000th second (birds)
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Long shutter speeds are typically above 1 second – at which point, you will need to use a tripod to get sharp images. You would use long shutter speeds for certain types of low-light / night photography, or to capture movement intentionally. If anything in your scene is moving when you use long shutter speeds, it will appear very blurry.

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What is a slow SHUTTER SPEED?

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shutter speeds from 1/100th second to 1 second. You’re likely gonna need a tripod

32
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What is a rack focus?

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33
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What is follow focus?

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A follow focus is a focus control mechanism used in filmmaking with film cameras and in television production with professional video cameras. It is ergonomic rather than strictly necessary; in other words it does not contribute to the basic functionality of a camera but instead helps the operator be more efficient and precise.

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What does SLR stand for?

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Single lens reflex

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