In Class # 2 we learned how to:
- Focus our cameras
- Make our meters happy
- Understand those pesky Fstops
- Relate to sneaky Shutter Speeds
- Deal with White Balance
- Get our heads around the basics of composition
The assignment given was:
Keep your Composure!
Remembering the ideas for subject placement that you learned in class, take photographs of the following subjects: NOTE: Make sure that your:
- camera is set to 800 ISO.
- meter is happy for each shot
- lens is focused on the subject in each shot
- shutter speed is OK for shooting by hand.
- Oh, and remember to make sure your subject is not....
1. Two (2) shots of the horizon that emphasizes the sky.
2. Two (2) shots of the horizon the emphasizes the ground.
3. Two (2) shots of a person looking or moving towards one side of the frame (hint: give
them somewhere to move into or room to look into)
4. One (1) shot of a subject in front of a bright light ie: person standing in front of a
window.
5. Three photos with a strong leading line (hint: fence rail, trail, road, train tracks)
6. One (1) shot of a person with the face right in the middle of the frame.
7. One (1) shot of the same person as in #6 but this time with the face placed “properly”
with vertical framing (hint: remember to place the eyes in the upper third).
8. Two (2) shots where the camera is held on an angle.
9. Three (3) shots of a detail of a much larger object (hint: a piece of a building, a feature
on a car, part of a cityscape etc. )
When you are done, take your film or card into your local photo lab
and have all shots printed as 4 x 6 inch prints. Bring the prints with
you to class next week.
The COOL LINKS of the week are:
Simulators
Shutter speed/Aperture simulator
Camera shake simulator
Aperture/Shutter speeed/ISO simulator
Focus, Depth field simulator
Depth of Field simulator
Articles
Depth of field…in depth!
White Balance
Fun/Crazy/Way too much time on your hands links
Shakeskin
Camera Tossing
This just in from the Department of What Will They Think of Next:
Cameras you can wear?!
SARAH H.K. SAYS:
For those of you who had questions about gear, you can check out either Digital Photography Review or fredmiranda.com for some helpful reviews.
2. Two (2) shots of the horizon the emphasizes the ground.
3. Two (2) shots of a person looking or moving towards one side of the frame (hint: give
them somewhere to move into or room to look into)
4. One (1) shot of a subject in front of a bright light ie: person standing in front of a
window.
5. Three photos with a strong leading line (hint: fence rail, trail, road, train tracks)
6. One (1) shot of a person with the face right in the middle of the frame.
7. One (1) shot of the same person as in #6 but this time with the face placed “properly”
with vertical framing (hint: remember to place the eyes in the upper third).
8. Two (2) shots where the camera is held on an angle.
9. Three (3) shots of a detail of a much larger object (hint: a piece of a building, a feature
on a car, part of a cityscape etc. )
When you are done, take your film or card into your local photo lab
and have all shots printed as 4 x 6 inch prints. Bring the prints with
you to class next week.
The COOL LINKS of the week are:
Simulators
Shutter speed/Aperture simulator
Camera shake simulator
Aperture/Shutter speeed/ISO simulator
Focus, Depth field simulator
Depth of Field simulator
Articles
Depth of field…in depth!
White Balance
Fun/Crazy/Way too much time on your hands links
Shakeskin
Camera Tossing
This just in from the Department of What Will They Think of Next:
Cameras you can wear?!
SARAH H.K. SAYS:
For those of you who had questions about gear, you can check out either Digital Photography Review or fredmiranda.com for some helpful reviews.
SARAH C. (One of our Diploma and Evening Teachers) SAYS:
One of the simplest ways to make a photograph (and one of the best ways to understand how light works to make a photographic image) is to shoot with a pinhole camera. A pinhole camera is essentially any container that you can make light-tight with a small opening (literally the size of a pinhole) on one side. Pinhole cameras can be purchased but of course making your own camera is way more fun and educational!
Camera designs can be very simple or very complex, often with multiple openings and different shaped containers. The light sensitive material used ranges from photo paper, to b& w negative, colour negative, Polaroid, digital and more!
For some great examples check out the website for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. It has a huge range of images made all over the world from a huge range of cameras and materials….
Also of interest Canadian artist Dianne Bos…
And for some really complex cameras check out…
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