Photography_Painting_with_Light

=Photography - Painting with Light= include component="page" page="menu-photography" editable="1"


 * [[image:Photography_Tv00.jpg]] || The objective is to explore the "Timing Priority" shooting mode, and control the flow of light into a digital camera

Ideally, you'll need to take the picture
 * in a very dark room
 * with the camera mounted on a tripod ||
 * [[image:Photography_Tv.jpg]] || Once the scene is ready, it's time to change the camera settings
 * Change the "Shooting Mode" of your camera from AUTO to "Timing Priority" (Tv)
 * Turn off the FLASH by toggling the "lightning bolt" button

(While "Auto" is the most reliable "all purpose" shooting mode, Shooting settings like "Timing Priority" give you more control over the shutter speed, aperture size, or CCD sensitivty)

Remember to always check the "Shooting Mode" on any camera you work with. If someone leaves a camera in "Timing Priority" for a regular shot, it will likely be wildly overexposed. ||
 * [[image:Photography_Tv02.jpg]] || Set the duration

Typical shutter speeds are fractions of a second, (ie 1/200) In a **dark** room, a camera's AUTO setting might need to slow the shutter speed down (ie. 1/30) For this exercise, you'll need to set the duration to between 5 and 10 seconds (5") * On the back of the Canon camera, push the right or left joypad buttons to alter the exposure duration
 * Watch the display, and stop when you get to 5" ||
 * [[image:Photography_Tv00.jpg]] || Five seconds should be long enough to "draw" your name with a light source
 * Keep the pen moving quickly - it takes VERY little time to register an image on the CCD
 * Try an initial test or two to see that you're keeping your drawing "in frame" ||