Shutter Speed

Shutter speed effects the amount of light comes into the camera and how much movement is allowed inside of the picture. Shutter speed on our camera is represented as a S with a second, such as 1" or is represent a faction of a second, like 1/2. Shutter can only be manipulated in two modes : S for shutter speed and M for Manual. The only difference of the two mods was that Manual can let the shutter stay open for 15" while Shutter can only go to 4". Manual doesn't set the other modes, like Shutter. Shutter automatically sets the aperture. This is useful for when it's very dark and when it's very bright. When dark, you can make the shutter be open longer so it can take in more light. However, for a bright room, you'd want to use a lower shutter speed, as you don't want the picture to be as bright as can be. The photo on the left was when we used shutter speed to pan. Personally, I don't like it but it looks really cool since that was the first time I've ever panned. The one on the right is when we changed the shutter speed inside along with the ISO to take a picture of our partner standing still. It's a bit bright though...

ISO

The flash(Left) caused my partner to be visible but completely dulled the lights behind her.
The ISO 5000 (center) allowed the light to be seen but it's pixelated a bit, grained so to speak. However, you can see both my partner and the lights clearly.
The ISO 50 (right) is dark and hard to see. However, unlike the ISO 5000, it didn't blur and become pixelated. You can see the back ground more clearly.

ISO 50 would be best for when there is a lot of light in the place you taking the picture.
ISO 5000 would be best if there wasn't ENOUGH light, same with Flash but I wouldn't suggest flash for any smaller lights, like Christmas tree lights.

Light Metering

You see, what happened was, I first (left) metered (focused the light) on the monitor, which turned everything else dark. Then (right) I metered to my partner's skin, which turned to the screen extremely bright. The results of these pictures cased them to turn out poorly and blurry. It's important to do this for a dark place and you want light for your friends and such. This is also important when you want light but don't want blinding light.

Personal Metaphor

“The words of others bind me, crushing me.”

I chose to do this metaphor only because it best suited me. I’m made fun of a lot and I find it harder over time to actually talk back and tell them to stop so. They bind my voice. They bind my hands, they bind me. I was trying to express the feeling of being locked. Being bound to words that others say. The mood is harder to say. Pain? Fear maybe? I’m not entirely sure myself.

I placed things the way they are because it was best suited there. My body to be formed like that was also meant to be in my mind. The expression of pain. Opps, getting off topic. Yes, I have a strong focal area. The area mainly goes to me in general, my face, my body posture. I feel my image is unified, balanced out with light and darkness.

In the general sense, it turned almost perfect. It almost matched what I wanted by it would’ve been very hard to do what I wanted, as I wanted a very strange and unable to gotten pose. I might’ve changed the lighting a bit, coloring too. All in all, I rather loved my picture and metaphor’s effect on it.



“I am a broken mirror.”

This metaphor was a second choice to do, mainly to keep me preoccupied. I am a mirror, shattered by the blows I take. That’s what I wanted to say. However, it said more in the picture. I am me, a me who’s broken, shattered, destroyed by the tides of the words that strike my soul. In my opinion, a mirror shows a person’s true self, or who they want to see. I wanted to express the true me… The broken girl who forces a smile. Pain, sadness, hurt. I wanted to say that too through this.

I might have balanced it out more, as there are dark shadows on one side, and somewhat brighter light on another so it was harder to say. The focal point is split. My face and my hands are the two points, I think. Not sure. It’s unified though, even with the cracks in it. I might have changed my posture a little more…

I liked it. I enjoyed doing this, making myself resemble a mirror that had been smashed. Hmm, I could’ve put a few things in there, like a weapon to show what smashed it. No, that would a bit of over kill. I thought it was perfect though. Showing it’s lighting, I might have made my back ground a little lighter but I wasn’t sure how to do that. Oh well!!