This week in Media studies we were learning about how to use Cameras to help us with our work. We have learnt how to tell different stories in pictures by using our camera in different ways such as changing the angle, framing, and distance. For example, we learnt that close up pictures can be used to capture emotions of characters, while long shot images could portray the loneliness of a character or give an insight to their surroundings. In our photo shoot we portrayed a variety of emotions with different models but in some cases it was hard to capture the emotions when we didn’t use the right settings on our camera. For example, in one photo of a close up of our model in a dark corridor, there wasn’t enough light exposure for the image to be clear enough to see what was going on. We also had to experiment with the focusing settings on the camera as we found that a lot of our pictures were coming out blurry. Therefore, we had to increase the aperture as it would allow more light into the image. We learnt that in order to display different emotions we had to change the framing and angles of pictures so that they could effectively portray different narratives.

Through a method of trial and error with adjusting the settings such  as shutter speed and aperture, we managed to take some images that were effective in portraying different narratives and emotions. This exercise was useful because it will allow me to be able to take good quality photos for my music magazine as I  now know some of the key features of a camera.