Testing the Bare Basics of Photography

This was my first test, experimenting with the bare basic skills (Aperture, ISO settings, Shutter Speed, Depth of Field ) which I referred to in an earlier post.

I experimented with depth of field here, by using aperture and zoom. When shooting the three photographs I stood in the same spot, adjusting the zoom to fit the model in around the same central composition each time. This accounts for the change in background in each shot and the aperture helped in bringing the image into focus. To improve I would slightly adjust the shutter speed to a faster one, this would have accompanied the aperture in removing any blurring. 

The use of architectural and tree compositions allowed me to experiment with aperture and shutter speed adjustments to experiment with the focus between the foreground and the background. Notice some photos of similar compositions are darker than others and this could have called for an adjustment in the IOS setting or even flash in more extreme darker environment, but I do feel in some of these photographs more exposure was needed.

These are some wider shots of architecture, experimenting with aperture to accomplish focus within the photograph. When starting off I found a good technique is to decide a focus point before taking the photo and this gives you something to work around.To improve these photographs I would slightly adjust the IOS setting as I feel the shadowing in the photo has made the whole image quite dark, so more exposure was needed and I would consider using flash to highlight the architectural qualities better. I would also adjust the shutter speed to a faster one, as I feel working along the aperture setting I used, the photograph would have been clearer and the slight blurring within the photo tidied up.