Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Motion Final






Blurred-
ISO: 100
Aperture: 32
Shutter Speed: 1/30
















Frozen-
ISO: 100
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/320

Panning-
ISO: 100
Aperture: 20
Shutter Speed: 1/60


















Chrono-
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 1/60
Shutter Speed: 7.1



Writing with Light-
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 10
Shutter Speed: 10"

Zooming-
ISO:1600
Aperture: 22
Shutter Speed: 1"

One of the biggest things I learned this unit was the editing techniques we used for our photographs. Layer masking for both chronography shots and other editing tools was a really cool and useful skill to learn! Learning how to pan and zoom was also interesting.

I wish I had tried something cooler for my writing with light and chronography pictures. I really like my blurred and frozen motion shots.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Motion Shooting Assignment

I had some difficulty with writing with light shots as we had very limited space to work in. Also, some frozen motion shots were so fast they were hard to catch in the way I hoped to. I think my chromo shot is interesting in how I employed space in the image, with the subject occupying the fore, middle, and background of the image.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Motion In Class Practice

Blurred Motion
 I used a fairly low shutter speed so when the ball was thrown and the picture taken it turns into a long streak.
Shutter Speed: 1/4
ISO:1600
f stop: 5.6
Chrono 




 I first took a picture of the background without anyone in it and then I took four pictures without moving the camera of someone in multiple different positions which will then be photoshopped together to give it the appearance of having the same person doing multiple things at once.

Shutter Speed: 1/40
ISO: 1600
f stop: 3.5
Frozen Motion

This picture was taken with a very high shutter speed to freeze the motion of the ball falling.

Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 1600
f stop: 5.6
 Panning

This picture was taken by metering against the blank wall, then focusing on the subject's face and taking multiple pictures while moving along with the subject so as to achieve the clear subject with the blurry background.

Shutter Speed: 1/80
ISO: 1600
f stop: 7.1
 Zooming
This picture was taken by focusing in on the subject and then taking a picture with a really long shutter speed and while the picture is being taken slowly zoom in.

Shutter Speed: 2"5
ISO: 1600
f stop: 16

Friday, March 21, 2014

Writing with Light Experiment



ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1"

I think the photo is mildly interesting but with a much slower shutter speed we could have created a more compelling and unique design for the picture. I think we also could have done more with the lights, such as using techniques we learned in the earlier lighting unit. 

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Motion Blog Assignment (2)

Blurred Motion

Both of these pictures use the rule of thirds to emphasize the blurred motion prevalent in the image.



Chrono

These images use curved lines to show the time elapsing in each of the subjects jumps.



Frozen Motion

Both of these photos use movement to guide the eye through the perfectly captured and frozen action in the image.


Panning

The first panning image of a bike employs color by having the background be a medley of different bright shades which helps the visual appeal of the picture. The second picture with the flying duck uses simplicity to emphasize the duck against the tan blurred background. 


Writing with Light

These images use bright, glowing colors in such a way that it stands out against the dark or black backgrounds and makes the photo much more interesting. 


Zooming

These pictures use repetition, whether with a patch of tulips or a pile of leaves, to help emphasize the use of zooming throughout the image.




Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Motion Blog Assignment (1)

Blurred Motion

The shutter speed is low in these pictures so as to achieve the effect of blurred motion .






Chronography

Each of these photos were created by setting the camera up in one place and taking a bunch of different pictures of one person in different places. The different images were then edited to make it all one picture. 



Frozen Motion

These photos were all taken by using extremely high/fast shutter speeds to help effectively capture, or freeze, motion in the image.


Panning

Panning is employed by the photographer by focusing in detail on the object in motion, and then following the object in motion as the picture is taken, with a slow shutter speed.


Writing with Light

To take a picture with light writing, you must use a very low shutter speed and with any sort of light, such as a laser pointer or flashlight, you repeatedly create patterns in the air with the light while the picture is being taken.


Zooming

Pictures with zooming are taken by identifying a subject and with a slow shutter speed, moving towards or away from the subject while taking the picture.





Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Aperture Quiz


 f/5.6


f/9


f/16

This assignment really tested me on my knowledge of camera basics, particularly using aperture to manipulate depth of focus in a photograph. For my subject I selected a collection of books with contrasting colors in the fore and background which I used to help emphasize the depth of focus. The subject in each photograph was the middle ground which contained three books of similar shades of hot pink/red while the blurry fore and background showed books of darker shades which helped bring out the brighter colors in the middle ground.

I think one major thing I could have improved on in this project was working on the composition of the picture. 

Depth of field is great to use in photography because it helps to bring out the subject or focal point of the image and also to help better demonstrate usage of other principles of design in the picture. Depth of field is manipulated by changing the f/stop or aperture of the image, which affects how wide the opening of the camera lens is, therefore making a photo more or less blurry.