THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE
Learning the Basics
Bring your camera to the Flatirons View Toastmasters meeting on February 1st, 2017 to learn the basics of photography. Monica Israels will be speaking about ISO, shutter speed, and aperture to control your photos and get the best shot every time. Though this presentation is geared toward beginning photographers, professional opinions and feedback will be more than welcome.
ABOUT THIS SPEECH
Monica Israels will be completing her Advanced Communicator Bronze award by completing the final speech in the Technical Presentations advanced manual, "Enhancing a Technical Talk with the Internet." Her objectives are to conduct pre-speech communications to the club, conduct the speech itself using visual aids, and work with the club after the speech via follow-up information. This website will provide those communications.
Monica's speech is titled, "The Exposure Triangle." This video explains the Exposure Triangle and how the settings work with each other.
WHAT’S COMING UP
This speech is a three-step process. Your participation, questions, and comments will make this process a fun and interesting one. Thanks in advance!
January 23, 2017 - February 1, 2017
PREPARATION AND RESEARCH
You can find more information about the basics of photography by watching the video above and visiting the websites listed below. Just follow the buttons so you're prepared for the speech at the Toastmasters meeting.
February 1, 2017
SPEECH FOR FLATIRONS VIEW TOASTMASTERS
Monica will present a 12- to 15-minute speech about the basics of photography using real-world examples. Be sure to bring your camera so you can participate and get some hands-on instruction.
February 1, 2017 - March 1, 2017
FOLLOW UP
This website will provide information from the speech that you can use to improve your photography skills and control the Exposure Triangle.
CONTINUED LEARNING
In my speech, I mentioned that you can keep getting better at photography just by changing your thought process. Don't worry too much about changing aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity at first. Instead, work on recognizing scenes in your life that might benefit from those types of changes. Once that becomes a habit, using your camera to get those special images will be the easy part.
APERTURE
The change you'll make most often, this affects how much of your photo will be in focus. Think about blurring the background to focus on something, or keeping the whole picture in sharp focus to show big scenery. Did the photographer of this image change aperture settings? What are some possible f-stops they used? Do you agree with their aperture setting?
SHUTTER SPEED
Think about changing your shutter speed when you see something in motion. Make it fast to capture shots that freeze motion (people, pets, etc.) or slow to make the motion blurry to show movement (water, wheels, etc.). Did this image get taken with a fast or slow shutter speed? What are some possible shutter speeds? Do you agree with the photographer's choice?
ISO SENSITIVITY
You only need to change your camera's ISO settings if you're shooting in a bright scene or in darkness. Think of it as a way to make your camera stop looking for brightness or darkness where there isn't any, making it grab more or less light as needed. In real life, this photo might not have the shadows you see on the snow if the photographer didn't change ISO settings. Do you agree with that choice?
CHALLENGE YOURSELF
DOGWOOD 52-WEEK PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE
If you'd like to take your photography to the next level, take part in the Dogwood 52 challenge. Every week, there is a new challenge for you to test your photography skills. It started at the beginning of 2017, but you can jump in at any time. Meet the challenge and post your photos on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or on your own blog using the hashtags listed on the Dogwood website. Have fun, and keep learning!