Understanding Exposure II

Week 1: Lime Splash Lesson: Capture the motion of falling fruit using mid-day sunlight from above and reflector from below; use 1/1000s or faster shutter speed.

Week 1: Dusky Capitol (Reference photo for triple exposure.)

Week 1: Dusky Capitol Thrice Lesson: Create "triple exposure" using an 8-second shutter speed and two evenly spaced zoom adjustments.

Week 1: Strawberry Splash Lesson: Capture freezing action shot (1/500s shutter speed or faster) in less-than-perfect light by shooting in RAW format at ISO 200 or less and 2-stop underexposure. Then use the raw converter to obtain the correct exposure.

Week 2: A Very Concord Evening Lesson: City or country shot at dusk.

Week 2: Barely Hanging On Lesson: Capture the wind. Use GND or polarizing filters (or both) to allow for 1 or 1/2 second daytime exposure.

Week 2: Mimi's Room Lesson: Attach the camera to something that can be moved. Use a slow shutter speed to imply motion.

Week 2: Power Failure Lesson: Create Monet-inspired shots by twisting the zoom ring during long exposures.

Week 3: The Queen of Rear Sync Lesson: Demonstrate rear-curtain sync motion.

Week 3: Your Mileage May Vary Lesson: Painting with light combined with rear-curtain sync flash.

Week 3: Capitol Capture Lesson: Front-lit silhouette.

Week 4: Ghost Mirror Lesson: Create ghosts with an 8-second shutter speed: 4 seconds with the subject in frame, 4 seconds without.

Week 4: Signs of Winter (Reference photo for shadow drawing.)

Week 4: Signs of Spring Lesson: Use Photoshop to create shadows, turning cloudy day pictures into sunny day pictures.

Week 4: House of HDR Lesson: Locate a subject with more dynamic range than the camera can handle, bracket several exposures, then combine them into an HDR image using Photomatix.