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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 😉 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!
It is fun to just play around for no reason! I usually am trying to capture a picture for a specific purpose so I only make the adjustments needed for that shot. This is fun because I just am playing with them all and I get to put them next to each other to see the changes!
What a great challenge. I find that I go back and forth between manual and auto just because of my comfort level and it I have more time to play around or not, so I love this idea of making time to learn and grow! Love your photos as always 😉
I love the felt flowers! They're so fun! This challenge has been really great (I've been quietly participating so far. haha). I love seeing the challenges Samantha puts together and the way everyone interprets them.
Beth you're photos look so rad! I love how you styled them! Whoop! Love having you journey along with the challenge! Always love seeing your work!
The best thing about "styling" this shot was I just sat on my couch and took pictures of my coffee table!