NAME __________________________________ DATE ______________________
MS. HOLZ
PHOTOGRAPHY / PHOTO LAB
INTERACTIVE CAMERA WORKSHEET
Aperture Priority Mode (Av): allows the user to choose a specific aperture value
while the camera selects a shutter speed to match, thereby ensuring proper exposure.
Manual Mode (M): full manual control of aperture and shutter speed. (light meter*)
ISO: the level of sensitivity of your camera to available light. (This is your film speed!
This year we will be working with ISO 100 or ISO 400). The lower the ISO number, the
less sensitive it is to the light, while a higher ISO number increases the sensitivity of your
camera.
Foreground: The part of a photograph that is closest to the viewer.
Background: The part of the photograph furthest from the viewer.
Depth of Field: the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an
image judged to be in focus in a camera.
Large aperture = Small f-number = Shallow (small) depth of field
Small aperture = Larger f-number = Deeper (larger) depth of field
Light Meter: allows the photographer to determine which shutter
speed and aperture/f-stop should be selected for optimum exposure
Viewfinder: a device on a camera
showing the field of view of the
lens, used in framing and focusing
the picture.
Directions: Visit www.camerasim.com . Follow the camera settings for each of the
questions below. Read questions carefully and be sure to examine each photograph.
Part I Settings: Aperture Priority Mode (Av)
Lighting: mostly sunny
ISO: 100
Distance: 3 ft
Aperture/f-stop: 5.6
Focal Length: 35mm
1. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
2. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
3. Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? _________________________________
4. Is this shallow depth of field or deep depth of field? ___________________________
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 2.8
5. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
6. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
7. Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? _________________________________
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 11.
8. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
9. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
10.
Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? ______________________________
 Return to viewfinder.
Part II Settings: Aperture Priority Mode (Av)
Lighting: mostly sunny
ISO: 400
Distance: 3 ft
Aperture/f-stop: 5.6
Focal Length: 35mm
1. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
2. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
3. Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? _________________________________
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 2.8
4. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
5. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
6. Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? _________________________________
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 16.
7. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
8. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
9. Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? _________________________________
10.
Is this shallow depth of field or deep depth of field? ________________________
 Return to viewfinder.
Part III Settings: Manual (M)
Lighting: mostly sunny
ISO: 100
Distance: 3 ft
Aperture/f-stop: 5.6
Focal Length: 35mm
1. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
2. Is the foreground in-focus or out-of-focus? __________________________________
3. Is the background in-focus or out-of-focus? _________________________________
4. Is this shallow depth of field or deep depth of field? ___________________________
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 2.8
5. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 16.
6. What is the correct shutter speed? ________ / ________ sec
 Return to viewfinder and change the aperture to 5.6 and the shutter speed 1/80.
7. Is your image overexposed or underexposed? ________________________________
 Return to viewfinder and change the shutter speed 1/1600.
8. Is your image overexposed or underexposed? ________________________________
9.  Return to viewfinder.
Part IV Settings: Sunny f16 Rule
Fill in the missing information.
Lighting: sunny
Distance: 3 ft
Focal Length: _________ mm
ISO: 100
Aperture/f-stop: 16
Shutter Speed: _________ / _________sec
Lighting: sunny
Distance: 3 ft
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO: _________
Aperture/f-stop: 16
Shutter Speed: _________ / _________sec
Part V:
What must you know about and do with your 35mm SLR camera in order to take pictures
that are exposed properly?
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