First lesson and it was the same concept as my project over the weekend - shooting images directly on to paper.
At home I'd used positive paper and also cut up some Ilford resin coated paper to capture both positive and negative images of the same subject, to be framed together as a final presentation.
I used a 150mm lens at home set at f32 with a timed shutter speed of 8 seconds, whereas during our lecture I opted for a 90mm lens and an aperture of f5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/4 of a second to get a correct exposure.
I was happy with both outcomes, although completely different in style, composition and subject matter; the 90mm lens and composition giving a wider view and almost giving the image more of a social identity as well as a personal identity of the sitter.
Next time I'd probably use a 210mm lens, which will allow me to get closer to the subject, filling the frame more, with out being to obtrusive. This will help to isolate the subject a lot more, make it a bit more personal and will rely on trying to bring out the essence of the subject.
The majority of the lenses available to me for the field camera start at an aperture setting of 5.6, where a setting of f2.8 would be more preferable to show the differences in depth of field for presentation purposes.
I would opt for an image at f2.8, f8 and a final image of f32 to help show my understanding of depth of field, along with the corresponding shutter speed to obtain what I chose to be the correct exposure for my images.