Ideas..

I can never decide what to blog about... I think it's because I don't think that my ideas are as good as they are when I think them over. I have an idea of what I want to draw in STAC art but I cant figure out how to do a certain part. Maybe it's because I'm not talented while drawing... I think it's because I don't just draw good, and that I don't express my ideas as well as I should.

STAC Commercial

1- Take pictures of the clock (12:15pm)

2- Take pictures going from the clock through the cafeteria to where Courtney is sitting down.

3- Continue taking pictures to look at what Courtney is taking notes of. After that she starts to moves her arm to doodle at the corner of the paper.

4- Then zoom in on the clock again (12:30)

5- Take pictures of Courtney walking to the STAC room.

6- Take pictures of her looking up at the STAC sign.

7- (video mode) walk around the room and record what everyone is doing.

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.