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Hi, as I said in some previous posts that i started a course at wolverhampton for gcse photography.

Well last week we delveloped our films and suprise suprise out of 36 frames only 14 appeared on my negs. I was well gutted, i need to find out how i went wrong.


Today we got to do our test strips and first lot were to dark and second lot were little to light. But my pics i was not happy with anyway.

what correct exposure do i have to use when shooting pics outside in daylight?

Also soon for our first assesment i have to show a image with differential focusing, would a setting of f5.6 @ 1/500 be ok outside in daylight

also what setting is it for an image showing how the shutter speed can freeze action/movement, would it be f11 @ 1/30??

thanks i need to know im getting the settings right for this.
 
My advice to you firstly would be to either buy or borrow from the library:

Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
Understanding Shutterspeed by Bryan Peterson

outdoor exposure settings change depending on the weather there is no set settings.

in your viewfinder there is a light level meter it should look like a ruler going from -2 to 0 to +2 make sure the little arrow/Dot is over the 0 for a correct exposure, making sure your metering on the subject correctly.

you dont want to take a hand held shot below 1/160 or youl start to see camera shake, to freeze the image you need a fast shutter speed and a flash will help also if it is possible to use one.
 
Which film camera are you using ?


John:)
 
ChrisGaskin said:
you dont want to take a hand held shot below 1/160 or youl start to see camera shake, to freeze the image you need a fast shutter speed and a flash will help also if it is possible to use one.
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Minimum shutter speed is often quoted as a function of the lens length you're using...

So for a 35mm film / full frame digital a 500mm lens a minimum of 1/500th or a 28mm 1/30th (nearest to 1/28th) -- i.e. 1/focal length.
 
kay2301 said:
also what setting is it for an image showing how the shutter speed can freeze action/movement, would it be f11 @ 1/30??
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If you want to show shutter speed feezing the action you might want something a little faster than 1/30th... I'd probably start at about 1/250th or faster depending on what the subject matter was and how close you are to it.

ETA: And definitely read the books quoted above as it does sound like you haven't quite got to grips with the real basics yet!
 
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