Photo 1 Lesson 3

Photo by Candace Dunsire

In class # 3 we learned:
1. That not all Labs are created equal
2. That not all Cameras are created equal
3. That we have a number of options when it comes to getting prints of our images
4. That Auto White Balance usually has difficulty with some kinds of lighting
5. What a sensor is and how it works
6. How to stop action with the proper shutter speed
7. How to use BULB
8. The concept of hand-holdable shutter speeds

We reviewed our photos, offered each other some oooh's and awww's as well as constructive critism, then looked at cool concepts like white balance, panning, reverse panning, stop action and even shakeskin!

Here are some links to stuff that applies to what we saw in class today:

Rerverse Panning
Image Stabilization
Long Exposures/Bulb exposures :
• About
• Samples
• How to

Just for Fun!
Shakeskin
Camera Toss

DUNCAN (Another of our Evening Teachers) SAYS:
Star Aperture

I saw this concept a while ago and wanted to try it. Using a spray can cap I cut a star shaped hole in the middle and took some pictures holding it in front of my lens.

This effectively created an aperture the shape of a star instead of the usual octagon. No big deal, light still came through and landed on my sensor, same as always..... except! Out of focus areas that were normally circular orbs turned into bursting stars because of this unique aperture shape. Just a little accent to an otherwise regular photo. No photoshop tricks...
just knowing how a camera works and adding a little imagination.