Students will learn the following about working with a traditional 35 mm camera:
1. Basic operation:
3. How to print from negatives in a darkroom setting
- The parts of a 35 mm camera
- How to roll and load film into the camera
- How to operate maunal settings: (shutter speed, aperture, focus)
3. How to print from negatives in a darkroom setting
Parts of the 35 mm camera:
Aperture:
--refers to the size of the lens opening.
Aperture:
--regulates the amount of light that enters the camera.
The smaller the lens opening, the less the light enters the camera.
A larger lens opening lets more light into the camera.
Aperture:
--determines depth of field in the photograph
A large lens opening, creates a smaller depth of field: foreground is in focus, but background is fuzzy.
A small lens opening creates a wider depth of field: both foreground and background are in focus.
Aperture is important because it either adds dimension to a photograph by blurring the background, or magically brings everything into focus.
We will be working without a flash--so it is important that you consider both the shutter speed and the aperture with EVERY photo you take. You will use these two settings together to ensure that you are letting enough light into the camera.