Practice
Debates 1,2 &3
For
COMUN 2015, I have taken up the duty of photography. Photography has been one
of passions as it helps me capture moments with one click. It also prepares me
for my journey in the design field, as Fashion Photography is a vital part of
design.
The
First Practice debate-
17th January
At
first I had a few problems with adjusting the shutter speed, aperture and ISO
of the camera to get perfect action shots of the delegates speaking. I had to
take several shots of the same person to choose one that is perfectly still and
exposed. I continued taking several shots until I could manage to get one shot
of one person with the right shutter speed, aperture and ISO.
However,
I still faced several difficulties, as many of the committee rooms were dim
lighted, which made it difficult to capture a picture with the right lighting.
For these rooms I had to increase the ISO to 1600, lower the shutter speed to
15 and bring the aperture between 5.6 and 8.
F- 5.6 S- 1/10
In
other committees the lighting and size of the room made it easier to take close
up action shot. For these committees I had to decrease the ISO to 500 and 800,
depending on the side the light is coming from.
F- 5.6 S- 1/50 ISO - 400
F- 5.6 S- 1/50 ISO - 400
During
the second Practice debate I was more comfortable with using the camera on
manual mode as I had become more aware of the require Aperture, shutter speed
and ISO settings. I used the same technique as last time. I had to take
multiple shots of the same person in order to get a perfect shot.
F- 5.6 S- 1/30 ISO - 800
On this image I added vignette to the borders. This helped me to highlight the centre of the image which is the delegate speaking.
F- 14 S- 1/20 ISO - 400
The Third Practice debate- 14th February
In
the third practice debate, I no longer had to take multiple shots to get a
perfect image. I could control the aperture, shutter speed and ISO properly,
which helped me to attain one good shot with one click. The first two practice
debates had given me sufficient practice and experience in order to control the
setting in Manual mode.
I
got great shots from the darker lit rooms, as I changed the F-stop according to
my position in the room. Slowing down the shutter speed allowed more light
in making the image brighter, and
lowering the aperture helped to make the image less grainy. As it was a dark
room I raised the ISO to 1250, and sometimes alternated to 1600 depending on my
position in the room.
F- 5.6 S- 1/20 ISO - 3200
F- 5.6 S- 1/20 ISO - 3200
F- 5.6 S- 1/50 ISO - 1600
F- 5.6 S- 1/25 ISO - 1250
What
were the difficulties I faced?
As
it was a debate conference, I was limited to certain factors. Some of these
were the position of photography. Moving around too much can distract the
delegate, so I had to take picture from a place that would not distract the
delegates and also help me take good shots of the delegate speaking. This also
prohibited me from moving to another place to get a good shot as quick as
possible.
The
lighting of the various committees varied. GA4 was in the auditorium, so it was
difficult to fix the lighting and get clear shots of the delegates whereas
Security Council and UNPC were in smaller well lit rooms making it easier to
take better pictures of the delegates.
The
size of the committee also made a difference to the pictures, as the background
of a delegate picture has more people in it. This causes a problem with the
focus and contrast of the photographs.
Lastly, spending 8 hours taking pictures and adjusting the setting of a camera was what I found the most difficult. I got frustrated at several instances one of them being a delegate complaining about a picture being too close. However, I did not let this affect me and instead tried my best to take the best and most appropriate shots of committee and delegates. I feel that the practice debates helped to prepare me for the actual days of debates at the end of the month, and gave me good practice at taking pictures in different lighted rooms.
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