For our first roll of film you will be learning how to shoot a proper image. In order to do so, you need to understand how light effects your negative.
The aperture of your camera determines how much light is being let into the lens. The f-stop is the measurement of this light. The larger the f-stop (f/1.8) the more light comes into the camera. The smaller the f-stop (f/22) the less light comes in.
The aperture of your camera determines how much light is being let into the lens. The f-stop is the measurement of this light. The larger the f-stop (f/1.8) the more light comes into the camera. The smaller the f-stop (f/22) the less light comes in.
Your shutter speed determines how long your film will be exposed to the light that is coming into the lens. If your aperture is letting less light in, you will need to have a slower shutter speed in order to get a proper exposure. If your aperture is letting more light in, you can have a faster shutter speed. Good lighting is key to creating a properly exposed image. If your shutter speed is too slow, you may capture motion and blur and in some cases you will need a tripod. So your goal is to have a faster shutter speed but in order to do that, you need more light.
This is what your light meter looks like. The - sign means you are under exposing (too little light) your image and the + sign means you are over exposing your image (too much light). The 0 is the perfect exposure.
For your first roll of film you will be Bracketing your images. For each frame that you compose, you will shoot 3 images. One that is under exposed, one that is the perfect exposure and then one that is over exposed. Your images should look like this: