THE LIGHT LEVEL
____________________ THE FILM SPEED ____________________ THE APERTURE ____________________ THE SHUTTER SPEED |
A lot of light ................................................................................................ brief exposure
Low light ..................................................................................................... longer exposure _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Slow speed ................................................................................................. long exposure Fast speed .................................................................................................. short exposure _____________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT TO THE FILM eg f/8 ....................................................................................... half as much light as f/5.6 twice as much as f/11 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTROLS THE LENGTH OF TIME THE LIGHT PASSES THROUGH THE LENS TO THE FILM eg 1/60 sec ............................................................................. half as much light as 1/30 twice as much as 1.125 |
Acknowledgement:
Tutor: Peter Perry These notes are an accumulation of those written by myself - or obtained from the College during the course.
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Polly Healy - Course Work : 2000
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