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Great Job can you add the exposure time and what you did so others can learn from this process.95

To get these pictures I set up a black backdrop set my camera on a tripod (a tripod is a must because a monopod or up is needed for shutterspeeds over 1/60 of a second, a tripod is recommended when the shutterspeed becomes 1" )(1 second) I switched my D200 to shutterspeed priority (switch mode to S on the D100) I had a shutter release button (which allows me to take a picture without pushing down on the camera's button, by doing this I reduced any motion of the camera caused by me pushing down on the button) After switching to Shutterspeed Priority I dialed up the shutterspeed to 20" (20 seconds) focused my camera on myself sitting in a dark room clicked the shutter release button and "painted with light" My Aperature was low it was somewhere around 3.8 if I can recall, but "painting with light" will cause the light itself to be blurry and somewhat out-of-focus so any Aperature will do, However the shutterspeed will need to be dialed up so that the background appears completey black. Remember a large Aperature will cause more to be in-focus, illuminated so there is a tradeoff. As for my focal length, well since the D100 doesn't have an adjustable 18-200mm lens like my D200 It doesn't matter, but when shooting people in a portrait setup, like I did with my brother, your optimum focal length is 80mm to prevent the nose and other protuding facial features from getting distorted. General Camera information for my pictures in a review are Focal Length: 50-80mm** variable ehen shooting my brother and myself, **<50mm** (less than 50mm) when shooting just the light
 * Camera Settings
 * Aperature: 3.8-5.2** it doesn't matter what the aperature is as long as your isolating the subject
 * Shutterspeed: 20"** any length of time can be used to get the desired effect 20 seconds was my magic number it could be 5"-60" for you
 * Iso: 125** (film speed is not important for this set-up)



My Rubric
Impressive rubric! Mrs K

= = |||| =What to do= =||| =Value= |||| =Value= = || |||| 20 ||
 * =Grading== || =Step=
 * || 1 |||| Create wiki page called light art with your initials somewhere in the name.
 * At the top of your **home wikipage ** create a **link** to your new light art page.
 * Please make a rubric like the one on this page.
 * Make sure you create a link to the light art Album you create in Photobucket
 * || 2 |||| Photograph light in motion (I recommend a large Aperature with a long shutterspeed.) 20 or more pictures the top 5 get displayed on your wiki. Images should be scaled down and sharpened for screen resolution. A copy should be made of the top 5 pictures that allow a higher resolution for printing. |||| 40 ||
 * || 3 |||| Import the pictures to your photobucket album where they can be viewed |||| 30 ||
 * || 4 |||| Complete assignment by **March 31, 2010** ** by 3:00 PM ** |||| 10 ||