Learning Activity: Exposure Basics

This weeks Learning Activity ha dus get familiar with cameras. We were to read about them and take photos to get to know our camera and how to use it.
The assignment was divided into two parts; Question 1 and 2.

Question 1:
Explaining the functions and buttons on the front and back of my camera. Here I made two simple pictures naming the different function and buttons to simpler show all the names etc;

How to set the correct ISO:

To set the wanted ISO value when taking a picture on my Canon EOS 1100D, what I have to do is press the ISO button on the back of the camera. This is the top-facing arrow selection button right above the Settings button. By clicking this I will get a menu up giving me a list of ISO values to choose from. Then I simply choose what ISO value I want to use for my picture and press Set.

How to change aperture:

To change the aperture on my Canon EOS 1100D, I hold down the AV button in Manual mode and then use my control-dial, located on the top right part of the camera. Determined by what way I now turn the dial I will either increase or decrease my aperture.

How to change shutter speed:

To change the shutter speed on my Canon EOS 1100D, all I have to do is change my camera to Manual mode by using the mode-dial and then turn the control dial on the right-top side of my camera. By doing so my shutter speed will either increase or decrease.

Question 2:

Part 1:

This first part tasked us with doing multiple small tasks to give us a wider knwoledge on how to use our camera. These are the tasks.

Select the Proper White Balance:

Choose an object in open shade and take pictures with different White Balances, compare the results. These are my pictures;

Focus on Subject:

Photograph a person in Aperture Priority Mode (AV) and lens set to its widest aperture. Take several pictures with different methods and compare the results. See how sharp the yes are in each picture.

Get to Know Manual Focus Mode:

Get to know how to properly use the focus circle and how to get nice and sharp images.

Play With Picture Styles:

Pick one thing and take a picture of it for each of the six picture styles. See how each of the styles change color and tone.

Experiment with White Balance:

Shoot under a variety of different light settings and experiment with different white balance choices from AWB, preset and custom. See which one best showed the color for you.

From left to right: Custom, preset on artistic light and Auto.
For me the auto in this case was the far surperior one. I might have taken a picture of each location with all three white balance settings, but that did not occur to me at the moment.

Monitor Exposure:

Go outside and shoot an object on different angles and see how the exposure changes as you move. These are my pictures for the task;

Explore your Lens:

If you have a lens that allows you to zoom in, use this to take a picture of an object and compare the results.

Task 2:

Take five picture every day and then choose the best six pictures and show them.
Hand in the pictures and give the ISO, shutter speed and aperture info with them.