NYC Trip

When I am in the City for the trip, I am going to be doing street photography. I will just basically just take pictures of things that interest me.

Exposure Terminology

Scope

Photography is a technological field of endeavor, and without that background, the photographer is limited to either being controlled by their camera or at the mercy of luck. Right now, you are stuck TAKING pictures. You need to move towards MAKING pictures. Do you understand the difference?

This is all written work. Your answers should be easy and clear, such that ANYONE, especially you, can understand them. You need to have this stuff firmly in your head. This is due as a blog post no later than Wednesday, 10/3 at midnight. Be prepared for an oral examination with me on Thursday, 10/4.

If you have problems getting to information that seems relevant, add the word "Camera" to your search phrase.

Define these:

ISO Speed - The sensitivity to light

Aperture - A space where light passes into a camera.

Shutter Speed - Exposure time, the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open. 

Using only ONE SENTENCE, explain:

What is an exposure meter (a light meter)? Photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light.

How does it work? The light intensity in a given area that corrects settings for an optimum exposure.

What is an incident-light meter? An exposure meter that measures the light falling on the scene. 

What is a reflected-light meter? A meter that reads light reflected from the scene/subject.

What is a Center Weighted Meter? A exposure that goes through the lens that measures light values from the entire scene.

What is an Evaluative/Multi-Segment Meter? It is a setting on the camera, it is more used for portraits and even backlit subjects. 

What is a Spot Meter? Spot meter is useful for subjects in high contrast.

What sort of exposure meter is on your camera? I don't know what mine is.

What is overexposure? Overexposuring is exposing too much light into the camera.

What is under exposure? Under exposure is not having enough light brought into the camera. 

What is depth of field? The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.

Write as much as you need to, to explain:

What is the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO? ISO is the sensitivity to how much light gets into the picture. Aperture is the size of the opining in the lens when a picture is taken, and shutter speed is the amount of time that the shutter is open. 

http://digital-photography-school.com/learning-exposure-in-digital-photography

What is exposure compensation? Exposure compensation is a technique for adjusting the exposure indicated by a photographic exposure meter.

The photo test

 #1 Shoot a Portrait of someone on a very bright day in direct sunlight.

ISO: 100

Av: 14

Tv: 1/50 seconds

#2 Shoot a Portrait of someone on a bright day but the person is standing in the shade.


ISO: 100

Av: 5.6

Tv: 1/50 seconds

#3 Shoot a portrait on a cloudy day.

ISO: 100

Av: 5.6

Tv: 1/50 Seconds

#3 Shoot a Portrait indoors at night, lit by a single lamp.

ISO: 3200

Av: 5.6 

Tv: 1/6 seconds

 #5 Shoot a white object, like a plate on a white sheet. The plate must look white.

ISO: 6400

Av: 5.6

Tv: 1/640 seconds

  #6 Shoot a very dark object against a dark background.

ISO: 6400

Av: 5.6

Tv: 1/320 seconds

 #7 Shoot a portrait of a person with a window behind them on a bright day.

ISO: 1600

Av: 6.3

Tv: 1/15 seconds

 #8 Put a bunch of crap on a table. Get very close to it. Shoot a picture so every object on it is in focus. 

ISO: 6400

Av: 5.6

Tv: 1/200 seconds

 #9 Shoot a person standing in front of a brick wall. Make sure the wall looks blurry and the person sharp. 

ISO: 100

Av: 5.6 

Tv: 1/20 seconds

 #10 Shoot a moving car so that the background is sharp and the car is blurry.

ISO: 400

Av: 5.6 

Tv: 1/500 seconds

#12 Shoot a moving car so that it and the background is sharp.

ISO: 3200

Av: 8

Tv: 1/4000 seconds

 #12 Shoot a moving car so that the background is blurry and the car is sharp. 

ISO: 3200

Av: 10

Tv: 1/4000 seconds 

I think that this is my best picture because it reminds me of a picture that would come out of a magazine for advertising Honda.

Steve McCmurry, (album to save a child) Kara tribe, omo valley, Ethiopia 

This is my favorite picture by Steve because the sunset with the kid running and with the animals in the background. It reminds me of a person running before sunset. 

Extended Projects Q1-1

When I take pictures, I make sure the viewer knows that is going on in the picture if it is of someone laughing or talking, but if it is a picture of a landscape, then I want the viewer to know how i take time in my pictures to get a good picture.

The Fall

When I was watching The Fall it made me think that I should use better landscapes to get better pictures, or different countries to get a different but better picture, or part of art.

1) How much time did you spend working?

It took me a while to get the idea of what I wanted my project to come out. It took me about 4 days to finish it.

2) How much time did you spend thinking about the work - sort of sitting there and staring at it, or listening to it over and over again, etc.?

When I was working on the Stop-motion film I didn't really have an idea on what my subject was for it, then I figured out what my subject was going to be after a day of thinking everything thru.

3) How much time did you spend doing other stuff that seems like work to that make you think you're working but you're not?

During the process of making the Stop-motion I had to stop and think what I wanted to do next with the project, it took me a while to get everything done.

4) How much time did you spend socializing?

I didn't really socialize during the process, but I didn't think to ask other students in the class on what they did for their stop-motion films because this was my first stop-motion I ever made.

5) How did you use your community?

I used the High School for my pictures because i had to work on it mostly when I was working.

6) Rip apart your awful project and how did such a disaster happen?

If I had a better subject to use for my project other then my "Point of View" it would of came out better.

7) You've completed a step on your path. What is your next step?

My next step is to become better with my ideas for my pictures that I take.

questions #1

1) You've worked on a group film and on your own. In which situation are you most comfortable - group or solo? Which do you work best in?
I am most comfortable in group films because it helps make a better film if you have a story behind it. I wouldnt be able to do the solo because

 2) What did you learn that you expected to learn?
I learned that when you are in a group you need good communication so you know what you are doing or filming, because when i was in the group I had to keep asking what we were doing because my group wasn't talking to me much even though I was the cameraman.

3) What did you learn that you didn't expect to learn?
I learned that you need to listen to the people that you are working with so that you get work done in a good order, and having everything set.

4) What didn't you learn that you expected to learn?
What i expected to learn was how to film or how to act behind a camera to make sure I knew or my group knew what we were supposed to do.

 5) Praise your amazing achievement and explain your brilliant plan for pulling it off.

When I was filming I knew that I was suppose to keep up with everyone but I think if i could of edited the filming it could of came out as a better film.