Hello everybody, hope you're doing well

First; the photos:


@ http://krigfx.deviantart.com/art/panic-128772198


@ http://krigfx.deviantart.com/art/Fellowship-128772456


@ http://krigfx.deviantart.com/art/The-backyard-128772638

Second; the questions

Okay, so this might sound a little dumb but, how can I make good photoes with fast/slow shutter speed (like 1/3200 and 20 seconds)
When I figured this out; Fast shutter speed extremly light image & Slow shutter speed Dark image.
How can I change this? The only thing I can think of, is the exposure, but I can't configure it when it's i.e 1/3200?

I would loooove an answer to this question!!


Greetings,
Kristoffer

If your images are too bright, slow down the shutter speed or use a larger aperture and vice versa. Also make sure you have the lowest ISO setting if your images are too bright and don't use too high of an ISO or you'll see a lot of noise in your photos.

This post was edited by kratos on Jul 8 2009 03:28pm

I really enjoy looking at the first picture of yours. The rain falling in the background, and how you focused on the table/flowers on the table. I just like it. Only thing is that it's slightly unbalanced, it looks like it falls to the left.

I find when I use a faster shutter speed, it lets less light in, because the shutter is opening/closing very fast only letting so much light in. If I let my shutter open for 20 seconds, a lot of light is going to come in, hence, a really light photo. When I use a long shutter speed, like 20 seconds, I normally put it to a higher F number such as 8.0, and a lower ISO number, like 100.

Your F number (aka: aperture). The higher the F number (lets say f11), the smaller the "hole" and less light gets in. The lower the F number (lets say f4.0), the hole is bigger, letting more light into your camera.

ISO can help too, but go too high and I find you get a lot of noise in your photo. I can't tell you much about ISO I don't really know the meaning of it. But hopefully the other stuff I said helped you!

This post was edited by chantal7 on Jul 8 2009 03:28pm

Well, it's actually the other way that's really the problem, when I want to have a fast shutter speed, it's almost black!

Can it really be true that I can't control the shutter speed and the aperture at the same time?

I mean whenever the shutter speed is faster than 1 second the aperture is stuck at F5,6 .. I'm using a Sony Alpha 200 btw.





Thank you, it was really useful! I'll keep that in mind!

tbh man, just play around with shutter speed / iso ... flash/noflash etc, you will eventually find what you like

It is possible that there just isn't enough light for the shutter speed that you want to use.
For example, when taking skateboarding pictures, the ideal shutter speed is around 1/500th of a second - this prevents any motion blur. However, if I am shooting at night and am already at my lowest aperture - I need to add more light to the area in order to use my 1/500th of a second shutter speed.
Personally, I hate using ISO so I try and add more light (flashes, continuous lighting, etc) whenever possible.

Are you shooting in manual mode? Sounds like you're on Shutter or Aperture mode.... You should be able to change both at the same time. The reason it is at 5.6 is because that is probably the lowest your lens can go down. This means that it is wide open... if you still are getting a dark picture - you need to add more light, use a higher ISO, or slow down the shutter speed.

No problem I forgot to add in that it is possible to change all 3 of those settings at the same time. Using M mode (manual mode).

I cannot answer your question unfortunately...
But I can only comment on your pictures...
The detail in the first is great, you can even see the water going in all directions after it hits the table..
The second, mah, seems what I want to see is out of focus..
The third one.... wow this one is my favorite.. Great composition!!!

Thanks man, all the information really helps !

- Yea I am, I just found out how to change the aperture and the shtuter speed at the same time.




Yes, and I FINALLY found out how, I'm so happy noooow :D




Thanks Marie hehe, you're quite a flower-lover

I kinda agree on the second one, but it's my first waterdrop(s) shot, so I thought I had to post it!

I'm using an Alpha 300, but I can't change the aperture and shutter speed at the same, well I can but to do it I have to go into the menu and make it so the dial controls the aperture then I have to go back in and switch it back to the shutter speed and over and over if I want to make any adjustments or I switch between Aperture Priority and manual. I don't know if there is an easier way or not, how do you do it with the A200?