Assignment #2

 

 

This assignment has taught me that when you are shooting all dark objects that your shutter speed has to be longer to bring more light to the dark objects. If light wasn't brought in by the slower shutter speed, it would be a black image. The white on white image was extremely bright with slow shutter speed. Light reflects off the white color so much more than the dark. With the dark and the white objects being in the same light and the same exact place, the shutter speed still needed to be adjusted so you can get the proper exposure and show the value and texture of the objects.  

Favorite Practice Shots

Notes 5.21.2014

Bracketing- Making a series of exposures that differ slightly, so that you can make sure you get the perfect exposure

For assignment:

Black on Black (low key)
&
White on white (high key)

Zone system: by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer. Zone 5 is 18% grey (middle grey), half black, half white. Zone 10 is pure white. Zone 0 is pure black
Zone 0-5 is low key
Zone 5-10 is high key


-Shoot at exactly middle grey
-Shoot over-exposed (white) +1/3 +2/3 +3/3 all the way to pure white
-Only adjust with shutter speed
-Go back to middle grey and then adjust shutter speed -1/3 -2/3 -3/3 all the way to pure black

Assignment #1

5.18.2014

C composition
L light
U unique
E emotion

Notes 5.14.2014

Histogram represents all the data between black and white. Left is black, right is white

The J key allows us to see the pure whites and blacks

JPG is recognized by anything

STEP 7 is white balance

MEET ON CORNER OF CENTER AND UNI @ 8 am

Class Assignment (A-Z)

 A in a fun toy

 The sh*t is bananas for B

 Cactus..for C...Ouch

 Our Closet Door! For D

 Easter

 F is for fffffffffffffire

 Green Goblet...obviously

 H in sign language

An apple product usually always starts with an I

J for Journal

Exposure {ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture}

Notes 5.13.2014

Exposure is the amount of controlled light that enters the camera

ISO is the sensitivity of the sensor
Low ISO= High quality
High ISO= shoot photos in very low light, the quality of the photo goes down, the sensitivity is very high

Shutter Speed is our gate speed, the longer the gate is open, the more chickens go out. AKA the longer the seconds for shutter speed, the more light goes in.
8=1/8 of a second
4=1/4 of a second
2= half a second
1"= 1 second
2"= 2 seconds

Aperture is an opening, or a hole
Large=small number
Small= large number

Aperture and shutter speed need to be balanced, one needs to be high while the other is low and vice versa


Lightroom-
Step 1
Adjust your exposure. If you have to change exposure tremendously than your photo is a turd. Good exposure when shooting will help you with post rendering. Anymore than + or - 1 might be polishing

SEE.THINK.FEEL. Learn to trust your instincts

Step 2
Adjust your black. Set your black point.

Step3
Highlights. Do we have any white in the picture

Step4
Adjust Shadows

Step5
Repeat steps 1-4. Re-evaluate

Step6
Repeat step 5

EXPORT-
Save as JPEG file
Quality set at 80
sRGB
Size-long edge- 2,000 pixels
Resolution- 72 pixels per inch
Sharpening-screen and standard
Metadata- Copyright only
NO Watermark
After export- Do nothing


Assignment #1: A-Z
1. Photograph an "A" or a representation of an A
2. Go through the alphabet as far as you can
3. Shoot these in alphabetical order
4. Don't be so literal
5. One frame per letter
6. Bring images tomorrow!

^MANUAL MODE^

Notes 5.12.2014

Lecture 1

Not to be shot for this class:

• ·      Sunsets
• ·      Dew covered rose
• ·        Clouds
• ·      Temples
• ·      Star trails
• ·      Bad food
• ·      Ducks in the pond
• ·      Boyfriend playing guitar
• ·      Railroad tracks
• ·      Selfie
• ·      Feet
• ·      Oil drop on water
• ·      Crappy technique
• ·      Unicorns
• ·      Cats/kittens/all pets
• ·      Kids
• ·      Lone tree on hill
• ·      Old crap- buildings, cars, homestead etc…
• ·      Heart hands
• ·      Picture of people taking pictures
• ·      Tattoos
• ·      Dome ceiling
• ·      Fireworks
• ·      Rainbows

Good Photographs:

• ·      Light
• ·      Composition
• ·      Unique
• ·      Emotion
• ·      Story

Have a reason to push the button

Assignment:
Bring camera!