I did pretty well on the Image Sorter - Depth of Field test.. I found it east to find out which of the images were either in focus on a subject. or the whole image was focused.
I also did pretty well on the Image Sorter - Shutter Speed and Motion but not as good as the first test over Depth of Field.
I do understand Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO better now, I definetly have learned more about ISO because I've seen the setting on my camera but wasn't really sure how many ways i could use it. So I'm glad I learned more about the camera settings.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Sim Camera
F4 looks best at 1/125 sec
F5.6 looks best at 1/60 sec
F8 looks best at 1/125 sec
F11 looks best at 1/60 sec
F16 looks best at 1/30 sec
F22 looks best at 1/15 sec
On every one, the background gets blurry and the object, which would be the couple gets focused
and clear. The lighting also changes and makes the image look better.
F5.6 looks best at 1/60 sec
F8 looks best at 1/125 sec
F11 looks best at 1/60 sec
F16 looks best at 1/30 sec
F22 looks best at 1/15 sec
On every one, the background gets blurry and the object, which would be the couple gets focused
and clear. The lighting also changes and makes the image look better.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
ISO
ISO 200
ISO 6400
1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
It will be easier to capture the moving objects of the players in action.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
If you have your camera mounted on a tripod or sitting on a flat surface. Your camera will most likely need more time to capture the scene and anything that is moving is probably going to look like a ghost.
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
I set my ISO to a higher number to be able to freeze motion.
4. At the camera near you, please tell me what ISO's are available on your camera?
100-6400
Shutter Speed
HIGH SHUTTER SPEED
SLOW SHUTTER SPEED
1
At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light
a.) The dunking booth - High Shutter Speed
b.) The food eating contest - High Shutter Speed
c.) The rock climbing wall - High Shutter Speed
d.) Someone working at a booth - Slow Shutter Speed
a.) The dunking booth - High Shutter Speed
b.) The food eating contest - High Shutter Speed
c.) The rock climbing wall - High Shutter Speed
d.) Someone working at a booth - Slow Shutter Speed
e.) The DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - Slow Shutter Speed
f.) The Diamonds performance - High Shutter Speed
Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.
a.) The dunking booth - High Shutter Speed
b.) The food eating contest - Slow Shutter Speed
c.) The rock climbing wall - Slow Shutter Speed
d.) Someone working at a booth - Slow Shutter Speed
e.) The DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - Slow Shutter Speed
f.) The Diamonds performance - High Shutter Speed
f.) The Diamonds performance - High Shutter Speed
Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.
a.) The dunking booth - High Shutter Speed
b.) The food eating contest - Slow Shutter Speed
c.) The rock climbing wall - Slow Shutter Speed
d.) Someone working at a booth - Slow Shutter Speed
e.) The DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - Slow Shutter Speed
f.) The Diamonds performance - High Shutter Speed
2.
Auto - The camera selects what the shutter speed will be depending on it's surroundings.
Aperture Priority - You can change the aperature manualy but the camera changes the shutter speed automaticly.
Manual - You can change both aperature and shutter speed by hand.
3.
BULB - 1/4000
Aperture
Aperture Setting : F2.8
Aperture Setting : F16
1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?
Our eyes. (Cornea, Iris, Pupil)
2. The smaller the Aperture _ the larger f-stop _, the higher the Aperture _the smaller f-stop_.
3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?
Depth of Field to me is how clear and focused an object is and also how blurry the background behind the object is.
4. With the camera near you - tell me the F stops available on the lens currently attached.
3.5-5.6
Monday, September 26, 2011
Africa: Black and White
After watching the power point, it makes me want to travel the world to these places and experience how cool it would be to see those animals and their enviroment they live in.
My favorite photo would be the one where the cheetah is in the tree and the tree seems to be secluted. As the cheetah looks among it's habitat. I also like how most of the pictures are in like a sepia/old fashion looking tone that gives it a cool little feeling.
Nick Brandt:
- Some say he may be using Canon with a a 35, 44, 104 and 200 mm lenses.
My favorite photo would be the one where the cheetah is in the tree and the tree seems to be secluted. As the cheetah looks among it's habitat. I also like how most of the pictures are in like a sepia/old fashion looking tone that gives it a cool little feeling.
Nick Brandt:
- Some say he may be using Canon with a a 35, 44, 104 and 200 mm lenses.
- He wanted to somehow capture his passion for animals visually, and it was when he visited East Africa
that he could actually do it.
- Brandt wants his images to achieve two things, to be an elegy to a world that is tragically vanishing and to make people see what beauty is disappearing.
- "There’s something about the animals here – their mythic, mythological, iconic quality."
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Academic Shoot Reflection
1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you? I think the most challenging one was attempting to take a picture of 'balance' but after looking at my picture i took, i think i did pretty good.
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. I didn't really have any technical problems, because like i said before i have one of these cameras of my own at my house and i know how to work with them.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? I would possibly use more examples of the 6 components and try to put them in my photography more often.
4. What things would you do the same?
I would most likely try to take the same pictures that look similar because i feel i got the shots i needed.
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? The easiest would have to be either lines or simplicity since they're so simple.
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?I think the hardest would have to be either balance or avoiding mergers.
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?Balance, and possibly i can research more on balance that way i know more about it.
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. I didn't really have any technical problems, because like i said before i have one of these cameras of my own at my house and i know how to work with them.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? I would possibly use more examples of the 6 components and try to put them in my photography more often.
4. What things would you do the same?
I would most likely try to take the same pictures that look similar because i feel i got the shots i needed.
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve? The easiest would have to be either lines or simplicity since they're so simple.
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?I think the hardest would have to be either balance or avoiding mergers.
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?Balance, and possibly i can research more on balance that way i know more about it.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
6 Components.
SIMPLICITY
I feel i followed the rule well, the subject would be the
sign saying "New Tech High" and if people were to
look at this photo, it would be easy enough to say that the subject
is the sign.
RULE OF THIRDS
I feel i followed the rule very well in this photo, the subject
would be the clock on the wall. And if people were to
look at this photo and knew what the rule of thirds
was, they could easyily say that the clock was the subject.
FRAMING
This photo i feel i got the point of 'framing' down, the
subject would be the tree and the poles from the
staircase are 'framing' a little box around the tree
and it's surroundings. If a person were to look at this
I'm sure they could conclude that the poles form a frame
around the tree.
AVOIDING MERGERS
This would be an example of an 'avoiding merger' because
the pole behind the character seems to be coming out from
behind him, as if it were merged in with him.
LINES
This photo shows the example of lines great because
it shows the detail of the stairs and has plenty of lines
on them. If someone were to look at this,
it would be obvious that they would see a lot
of lines.
BALANCE
I feel this photo is balanced because it kinda forms
a shape on the ceiling, and also the lockers on both
sides of the hall. If someone were to look at this picture
in my opinion it may take awhile for them to conclude something.
a shape on the ceiling, and also the lockers on both
sides of the hall. If someone were to look at this picture
in my opinion it may take awhile for them to conclude something.
Friday, September 16, 2011
The Story
I feel this picture has the best story behind
it because the students are taking time out of
their day to help the needy and feed them. It
shows how caring the students are.
Action and Emotion
I feel the action of this picture is the way the two
students are treating the teacher in a fun goofy
way. The emotion is that the students really
enjoy that teacher and appreciate his hard work
and you can tell that the students and teacher
have a close connection.
Filling the Frame
I chose this picture because the students are
filling the whole frame of the picture and
are cooperating together to do some
experiment. The students placement
fills most of the whole picture itself.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Post Shoot Reflection
Q. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 3 prompts
A. I did not really have any challenges that i encountered when shooting the 3 prompts, If i had to say the most challenging one.. It would be the emotion "grumpy" because it was hard to take a picture of an emotion.
Q. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
A. I did not really think about any of the technical aspects because I have a camera of my own (T2i) and I understand how to use the camera and all of it's basics (focusing, framing, shooting, etc.)
Q. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photograhy?
A. If we got do the assignment again, after all that i have learned about lines, simplicity, etc. I would go out there and take some pictures of the prompts using these compositions such as maybe instead of taking a picture of the metal with the background of grass and tree, I could use like the sky to capture the metal more.
Q. What things would you do the same?
A. I would most likely take the same pictures but just in new angels and perspectives.
Q. Are you interested in shooting those prompts again, why?
A. If we got to do it again, i would enjoy that because i like walking around campus taking pictures.
A. I did not really have any challenges that i encountered when shooting the 3 prompts, If i had to say the most challenging one.. It would be the emotion "grumpy" because it was hard to take a picture of an emotion.
Q. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
A. I did not really think about any of the technical aspects because I have a camera of my own (T2i) and I understand how to use the camera and all of it's basics (focusing, framing, shooting, etc.)
Q. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photograhy?
A. If we got do the assignment again, after all that i have learned about lines, simplicity, etc. I would go out there and take some pictures of the prompts using these compositions such as maybe instead of taking a picture of the metal with the background of grass and tree, I could use like the sky to capture the metal more.
Q. What things would you do the same?
A. I would most likely take the same pictures but just in new angels and perspectives.
Q. Are you interested in shooting those prompts again, why?
A. If we got to do it again, i would enjoy that because i like walking around campus taking pictures.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Composition 9/11
SIMPLICITY
I chose this picture because with the sky as the background,
it really captures the scene of the World Trade Center smoking
it really captures the scene of the World Trade Center smoking
from the plane that struck it.
THE RULE OF THIRDS
I chose this picture because it shows the memorial
with the names of the victoms carved and makes it
look like it goes on which gives it a path to follow in the
image.
with the names of the victoms carved and makes it
look like it goes on which gives it a path to follow in the
image.
LINES
I chose this picture because the lines of the american flag
which are parallel with the others gives the picture a good mood
of americans showing their respect torwards their country.
which are parallel with the others gives the picture a good mood
of americans showing their respect torwards their country.
BALANCE
I chose this picture because with the fisheye lense, it
gives the image a balanced feeling while showing the whole
memorial and it's surroundings.
gives the image a balanced feeling while showing the whole
memorial and it's surroundings.
FRAMING
I chose this picture for framing because with the buildings
of downtown Manhattan, New York it makes the image
centered and adds depth to the image.
AVOIDING MERGERS
I chose this image for avoiding mergers because
the flag behind the speaker makes it kind of steal attention from
the main subject... which would be the speaker. Also, the
flag appears to be coming out from behind the speaker.
RED
This picture would fall under the "lines" compostion
because the lines of the painted curb are straight. Also
it may fall under the composition "rule of thirds" because
the angle of the image makes the curb seem like it is going
somewhere and you can follow it.
METAL
In this photo, I feel I used the compostion of "lines" and
also "rule of thirds" because the lines on the metal wire
and the angle of the image is tilted to where you can follow
the path of the wire.
GRUMPY
I feel that this picture has some "simplicity" because
nothing is going on in the background, it's just a white wall
and the image centers on the painting of a 'grumpy' face.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Great black and white photographers, PART 2
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, born in 1842 in Ireland. At the age of two moved with his family to New York during the potato famine. He was on of the first people to call himself a photographer. He was among the first to take photography of the field. His field work began on the Civil War battlefields and took him to the Western Frontier. in early 1861, he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Union Army. His most famous photograph, "The Harvest of Death," of the dead soldiers became a collection in "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War" From 1871 to 1874 he faced starvation on the Colorado River when some of expedition's boats tipped over or capsizing. He spent the last years of his short life in Washington, D.C., as official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey and the Treasury Department.O'Sullivan later died of tuberculosis at age 42 on January 14, 1882. 
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, born in 1842 in Ireland. At the age of two moved with his family to New York during the potato famine. He was on of the first people to call himself a photographer. He was among the first to take photography of the field. His field work began on the Civil War battlefields and took him to the Western Frontier. in early 1861, he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Union Army. His most famous photograph, "The Harvest of Death," of the dead soldiers became a collection in "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War" From 1871 to 1874 he faced starvation on the Colorado River when some of expedition's boats tipped over or capsizing. He spent the last years of his short life in Washington, D.C., as official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey and the Treasury Department.O'Sullivan later died of tuberculosis at age 42 on January 14, 1882. 
Bastrop Fire 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Auto Focus - system uses a sensor a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area.
View Finder - what the photographer looks through to compose and take a image.
Shutter Speed - is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open.
Angle of View - describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera
Aperture - is a hole or an opening through which light travels.
Shutter - is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time.
Exposure - the total amount of light allowed to fall on the sensor during the taking of a photograph.
Depth of Field - the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear sharp in an image.
F-stop - expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens.
Focal length - measure of how strongly the system converges (focuses) or diverges (defocuses) light.
View Finder - what the photographer looks through to compose and take a image.
Shutter Speed - is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open.
Angle of View - describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera
Aperture - is a hole or an opening through which light travels.
Shutter - is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time.
Exposure - the total amount of light allowed to fall on the sensor during the taking of a photograph.
Depth of Field - the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear sharp in an image.
F-stop - expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens.
Focal length - measure of how strongly the system converges (focuses) or diverges (defocuses) light.
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