DEPTH OF FIELD

The two images below show the differing of depth of field. The image below to the left has a low aperture level of f/5.6, creating a shallow depth of field, focusing only on the foreground subject, which emphasises emotions from the character. The second image to the right however has a much higher aperture level of f/25. This allows all background and foreground subjects to be in focus, allowing audiences to have an understanding in what is happening all over the frame.

Shallow DoF
Large DoF

SHUTTER SPEEDS


The images below show the difference of shutter speeds. The left photo was taken at a slow 1/25 second speed, in which creating the water to blur giving a heavy rain fall feel. The photo to the right however has a faster shutter speed of 1/2000 of a second, giving such little time for the water to move, therefore allowing such crystal clarity.

Low Shutter Speed
High Shutter Speed
FOCUS THOUGH SHOT

Here using low aperture of f/3.5 I have framed a coke can and working man on mac in and out of focus as an example to create a focus through shot. The first shot on the left has the coke can out of focus however and the mouse in focus, however with a slight turn on the lens, the photo on the right has no focused on the can.

Focus Through
Focus Through
BREAKING THE EDGE

Below, you can see my interpretation of Breaking the Edge, which can be an effective mode in photography. Audiences can see that a major part of the subjects body is out of the frame and therefore a lot of the story has been removed, this allowing the audience to think that bit further out of the frame and interpret it in their own way.

Breaking the Edge
Breaking the Edge

 ABOVE & BELOW


Below i have shown my interpretation of a 'Above and Below' shots, in which i have photographed the subject in the same position but from a high and low angle. This allows audiences to interpret each shot differently, even though the habitat and surroundings of the subject is the same in both.
Above
Below

PANNING 


In the shot below i have tried creating a panning shot. Following the subject with the camera, here i have the subject walking and with a low shutter speed of 1/30 seconds I was able to achieve a blurred background with a focused front subject.


Panning

 WHITE BALANCE



In this photo I have experimented with the white balance, having shot outside i changed the setting to tungsten, intensifying the blue and grey colours, creating a colder and furthermore more interesting photo.



White Balance Tungsten