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April 1, 2015
Blogging & Business, Photography

The Lens Revolution: ISO

I am joining in with Samantha of Elah Tree’s Lens Revolution! I have never taken a photography class but I long to learn more about my camera and creating pictures for this space! Sam just started this series on weekly prompts to help you learn and grow in your photography! I am thrilled to be joining in today (and I’ll be joining in for the rest of the series so get ready!!)

Today we are talking about ISO. Up until I got my 50 mm lens (got camera in June 2014, got lens in Jan 2015) I just shot on the auto mode for ISO. It was one of my slow steps into manual mode! Once I got my 50 mm lens, so much light was pouring into my photos that I needed to make sure my ISO was on 100 when I was photographing outside! After that, it became more normal to change it when adjusting for the current lighting.

My camera (Canon EOS Rebel T3) only has six ISO settings (100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) so I wasn’t able to do all the same ones as Sam but I did the 5 closest that I could!

IMAGE ONE :
F-stop :1.8
Shutter Speed : 1/250
ISO : 200

IMAGE TWO :
F-stop : 1.8
Shutter Speed : 1/500
ISO : 400

IMAGE THREE :
F-stop : 1.8
Shutter Speed : 1/1000
ISO : 800

IMAGE FOUR :
F-stop : 1.8
Shutter Speed : 1/1000
ISO : 1600

IMAGE FIVE :
F-stop :1.8
Shutter Speed : 1/1000
ISO : 3200

So, I kinda liked this photo shoot because I just sat on my couch, changed my ISO, and took pictures of my coffee table. It was relaxing ๐Ÿ˜‰ As the ISO went up, so did the lighting! I know the last pictures are washed out by my window light but I kinda love how white and angelic it makes things look.

The fun think about this whole process is that I have been shooting in manual since I picked up my camera (I made it a rule for myself) but I have not really played with one setting and placed them all next to each other. I think I love all of these pictures but for different reasons. The story that they tell is different in each picture, with each ISO!

What image do you think is best? In what ways is ISO better higher or lower? What do you usually have your ISO set at? Have a DSLR and want to play with it? Join The Lens Revolution!

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  1. Elizabeth Mayberry says

    April 2, 2015 at 3:19 am

    Thanks! I made them a while back in a blog post DIY! https://oakandoats.com/2013/07/diy-wall-hanging-vase-fresh-felt-flowers.html

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  2. Victoria says

    April 2, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Image Three is my favorite!!! I also really like Image Five, though!

    One of my FAVORITE photographers is Sasha over at Lemonade Makin Mama: http://www.lemonademakinmama.com/ Most of her shots have a really washed out background, but that's what I love about them! I wish I took that leap more often, but I usually play it safe and turn out photos that are more like your Image Three. There's just something about letting in light and still turning out a good picture that appeals to me!

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  3. Elizabeth Mayberry says

    April 2, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Yes! So bright. I love that look too!It is fun to play around with the setting in this challenge because it helps you kinda try out all the styles and maybe find your own!

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  4. Victoria says

    April 6, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    My thoughts exactly!!! Have you found YOUR photography style????

    I catch themes in mine, but I don't know if I have a word to describe MY style….

    *~ Victoria*

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  5. Elizabeth Mayberry says

    April 6, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    HAHA! Not yet. I am just trying to figure that all out!

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