Photography class help?
Im using a 35mm slr Canon eos rebel 3000 (im using kodak trix 400 iso 35mm x24 exp. Tx film.) and i having problems with the aperture and shutter speed settings. The pictures we have to take are,
1. portraits
self portaits
landscapes
abstractions
interiors
exteriors/archtectures
light as subject
shadow as subject
fill the frame with a specific texture or group of textures
photograph one scene at five different aperture settings.
The photographs will be taken at during the day. If any skilled photographer could help me with the aperture and shutter speeds for each of those subjects i leasted above i would appreciate it.
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You are basically asking to give a full photography course in one answer? That's impossible. It is like if I ask: Hey! I am playing a concert today! I am doing classic guitar and rock and blues... Could somebody please tell me how to do it?
I think you have to be more specific with your questions in order to get an answer of some value.
I am reading, and re-reading your questions and honestly, it almost feels disrespectful, do you really think that ALL it takes to be a photographer is an answer from yahoo answers so you know exactly what to do in any situation?
Read more, much more, and look at other people's photography and maybe one day you will understand.
Good luck!
That's what the camera's in built meter is for!!
However, if its not working, you could try the sunny 16 rule and then use the reciprocity relationship to alter from there.
'Sunny 16' - if you're outdoors in bright light then the shutter speed is 1/ISO at f16, so that'll be 1/400 sec at f16. You'll likely not have 1/400 on your camera, so set it to 1/500 - it'll be close enough.
If you don't want to shoot at f16 but say f8, that's a 2 stop increase in light (f16-->f11-->f8), so you'd need to increase the shutter speed by 2 stops to maintain the same exposure, so that'll be 1/2000 sec (1/500-->1/1000-->1/2000).
Guide for other exposure conditions can be found here;
http://www.calculator.org/calculate-online/photogr...
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I've never shot with a Canon (I've been strictly Nikon & Minolta my whole life), so I dont know if that model has a built in light meter or not, but if it doesnt or it is broken, then just buy a light meter, they are wonderful things to have, especially if you plan on getting into more serious analog photography (I'm majoring in analog photo in college & those things have saved me several times). Even if your built in meter does work, its always safe to double check it with an external meter.
Have you not studied aperture and shutter speed in class? You're not meant to go out and shoot all this in one day. You will be taught principles and techniques as you go and will have assignments arranged to apply what you've learned.