Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

In Aperture, our eyes are very much like the lens. The smaller the area in focus, the larger the aperture number. Aperture impacts the depth of a photo by making negative space unfocused.

 f2.8 aperture

f16 aperture

Shutter Speed

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - 1/150
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - 1/500
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - 1/1000
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - 1/750
e.) people streaming in from the front doors - 1/300
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - 1/500

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - 1/500

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - 1/750

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - 1/1000

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - 1/1000

e.) people streaming in from the front doors - 1/750

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - 1/1000

Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority. Manual

ISO

1. High ISO is really great for capturing extremely fast shots such as at a sports game, without changing the shutter speed. 

2. Always use the smallest ISO possible.

3. You should make the ISO larger when there isn't enough light to quickly take a photo.

Simulation Camera

Aperture: 2.8 - 22

Shutter Speed: 1 Sec - 1/5000 Sec

ISO: 100 - 25600