Thursday, December 18, 2014

Final

1. I have learned how to manipulate the settings together in order to take a good photo. The exposure projects really helped me learn how to do the settings together. This was most important because it helped me know what settings to use in different situations.
2. I wish we had spent more time on light painting. I know we had the six weeks to do but I wish we did stuff in class about it to learn different techniques and how to make different shapes with the light. I really enjoyed this and i thought it was super cool to do and i just wish we learned hot to do different stuff.
3. I would really like to learn how to work with sharpening and noise reduction. They are both very important things to learn how to do. It would really enhance my photos if I knew how to use it better.
4. I really like the amount of projects we do because it opens us up to a bunch of new things and I really like being able to do different stuff. The blogs are long but its good information and I learn alot from reading the stuff off the photography websites you send us to.
5. I really enjoyed light painting because it is something I have never tried before and I think I really created something cool. Playing with different colored lights and the amount of light was really cool and I hope next time I do this I will get different lights to play around with. Im interested in seeing everyone else's light painting and learning how they did it.
6. I think landscape was the most difficult for me because I waited too late to shoot it and I had to do it on a really cloudy day and it didn't come out the way I wanted them to come out. Its my fault that I waited that long but I don't think the pictures came out bad they just weren't what I wanted them to look like.
7. I think I'm most excited about the macro photography. I think it is just really cool to work with stuff up close and you can see all the details. I haven't worked with a macro lens yet so I think it would be really cool to spend time on that. I would like to shoot a lot of different stuff with macro not just flowers.
8. Sports photography is my favor thing to do so far and I know that I'm in yearbook and thats probably why I like it but I would really like to learn how to take better sports photos. I want to focus on action and reaction and I already know the basics so I would like to go deeper into the topic. Learning new techniques and I really want to perfect panning.
9. My goals are to continue to shoot and get better especially with sports. I want to work on getting other sports that are harder to cover and find way to cover them better. I don't really do anything else so I think photography is the only thing I want to do right now. I would love to learn more about photography colleges because I haven't looked into any colleges yet.
10. I don't think we need to go over equipment.
11.
12. The semester went great and I'm really excited to learn more things. I think it would be a good idea to have the students kinda tell us about how they do their shoots because I look on their blogs and see cool things but I'm curious about how they made the shot. Im really interested in seeing how there create their shots.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Portrait lighting in a studio setting - the beginning

Fill light- to reduce the contrast in the photo and make it look like what you see with your eyes. to use light to fill in the darker areas. 
Main light-primary light, this creates shape, form and contrast. 

Hair light- it is used to enhance the texture of hair, and it separates the hair from the background, 
Background light- this is used to illuminate the background and helps separate the person from the background. 
Shadowless lighting- when you add enough light to have no shadows on the subject. 
Butterfly- a flattering and artistic way to light the face. The way you angle the lighting to fall on your face. It creates a butterfly like shape under the nose. 
Loop- when that light source is above the object and creates a loop shaped shadow by the nose. 
Split- the light makes one side illuminated and one in the shadows. 
Rembrandt- more dramatic and creates a mood and a darker feel to the image. It has a triangle of light on the cheek. 
Grey Card- flat grey card that is from a flat reflectance spectrum
Hard light versus soft light- hard light is a small direct source of light with harsh highlights and dark shadows. Soft light is a diffused and indirect light source with soft shadows and subtle highlights. 
Strength - shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits-
3:1 lighting ratio- occurs when the light discrepancy between 2 lights is one and a half stops.
Inverse square law of light (remember photography)- an object that is twice the distance from a source of light will receive only a quarter of the light. 


Tips
#1 Position Subject Sideways
#2 Chin Down#3 Shoot from Above#4 Wall Posing#5 Relaxed Hands


Photos


PC © 2014 Stephanie Newbold Seniors


Monday, December 1, 2014

Event shoot- exploring the woods

rule of thirds

ISO- 1600
SS- 80
Fstop- 9.0


viewpoint
ISO- 1600
SS- 320
Fstop- 13.0

movement
ISO- 1600
SS- 8
Fstop- 911.0

depth of field 
ISO- 1600
SS- 250
Fstop- 5.0

my choice
ISO- 200
SS- 640
Fstop- 5.0

ISO- 3200
SS- 80
Fstop- 6.3

ISO- 1600
SS- 125
Fstop- 13.0






Monday, November 24, 2014

Architecture project


Bastrop Christian Church
ISO- 1600
Fstop- 4.5
SS- 400

ISO- 1600
Fstop- 3.5
SS- 400

ISO- 800
Fstop- 3.5
SS- 125

An alley in Bastrop
ISO- 800
Fstop- 3.5
SS- 125

ISO- 800
Fstop- 3.5
SS- 125

ISO- 800
Fstop- 3.5
SS- 125


Creative Shoot
ISO- 3200
Fstop- 5.6
SS- 125

ISO- 1600
Fstop- 9.0
SS- 125


Friday, November 21, 2014

5 websites

Heroes, Villains, and Pop Culture Characters Go ‘Super Flemish’ in 16th Century Style Portraits
2. On the website was portraits of heroes,  villains and pop culture characters dressed in sixteenth century clothing. Goldberger does unique and strange portraits that takes famous characters and pictures them in a new setting that makes them very different than other portraits. 
3. I learned that you can take things that you always see in a certain way an make them different and interesting. 
4. 
PC: Sacha Goldberger

5a. I thought this photo was really cool because it takes a very strong character and makes her look more feminine. I also liked the cat and the neck thingy it has on. It caught my attention. 
  b. I see background because it dark color in the back with makes you focus on the person and the cat.  
  c. Sacha Goldberger




Mother of Ten and Talented Photographer Captures Wonderful Natural Light Portraits
1. http://petapixel.com/2014/11/17/mother-ten-talented-photographer-takes-wonderful-natural-light-portraits/
2. This website is of a mom who takes portraits and her portfolio is mainly of her kids in natural light.  She goes to nature locations and likes natural and relaxed expressions.
3. I learned that you don't need extra light to get amazing photos. You can get great photos with what nature gives you.
4.
5a. I chose this photo because I really liked the vibrant colors and the shallow depth of field. 
  b. I see balancing elements with the girls face and then her body behind the grasses. I also see a different viewpoint because they got on the girls level and got on the ground. 
  c. Lisa Holloway


Tutorial: How to Capture a Motion Time-Lapse of the Milky Way from Start to Finish
2. Ian Norman is an astrophotographer and in this video he shows us how to capture motion time lapse sequences of the milky way. He tells us about good websites to use to find dark locations and an app that allows you to find the milky way in the sky. In the video he talks about how to create a great exposure of the milky way, a good location, equipment, and settings to use.
3. learned that it take a lot of set up before you can start taking the time lapse. 
8a. In the video, Ian Norman told us how to take a time lapse of the milky way and told us the best settings, equipment and hot to find the best locations. He also told us how to do the time lapse part. 
  b. Norman made the video. He is an astrophotographer. 
  d. I learned how to take a time lapse picture and exactly how much time and work and steps it take to get there. 



The Photography of 4-Year-Old Hawkeye Huey, Son of Nat Geo Photographer Aaron Huey
2. This is a really cool article about a 4 year old, son of a national geographic photographer, who is beginning to be photographer too. It stated as father son bonding but Hawkeye learned to love it. They go on assignments to cool locations and learn and see new way of living and meet a lot of different and new people. 
3. I learned that its not always about getting the best shot but about the memories you make while trying to get the shot. You meet new people and experience new things. 
4.  i can't get it off but its the one with the girl and the horse with the pretty sunset. 
5a. I liked this photo because this kid is only 4 and frames up the picture well and its not perfect but its pretty cool for a little kid. I can get a story from the photo and thats a really important part of photography.
  b. I see rule of thirds because the girl and the horse aren't centered but off to the the side. 
  c. Hawkeye Huey took the photo



Thursday, November 20, 2014

Architecture

Tips
1. Be sensitive to the direction of light as this can increase contrast, shadows, textures and reflections. High levels of contrast can fool cameras into exposing the scene incorrectly, but shooters can easily overcome this by applying exposure compensation. Another trick is to bracket shots at different exposure values (exposing one for the highlights, one for the midtones and one for the shadows) and later merge them in a dedicated HDR program (such as Photomatix).

8. The average building is far taller than the tallest photographer so there will inevitably be some element of distortion in an architectural photo, but this can be employed to create a source of tension within the frame. Simply position yourself as near to the base of the building as possible and shoot straight up. If playing with perspective isn’t for you then stand further back and add a sense of scale to your image by incorporating everyday objects such as people, trees, transport and benches, etc. To retain detail throughout the scene plump for a small aperture (large f stop) such as f14, alternatively try throwing out the sharpness of either the foreground or background by choosing a large aperture (small f stop).


Watch the Shadows

Before color, Hollywood directors and cinematographers worked carefully to cast interesting shadows into scenes. Here are some examples of images where shadows set the mood.

Favorite photos



1. I chose this photos because I thought it was an interesting photo that showed the unique architecture of the buildings. I like the angle and the reflections from the building the best. 
2. The lighting is coming from the right top corner behind the circular building. I think it was shot in the morning because the sun is on the side and not straight up. The sun is the light source. I would use the sun just like this photo to add shadowing.
3. The angle is look up tom being at the bottom of the building and under the circular building. The photographer had to get under the circle building and in front of the main building to look up at it and still get the framing. If you wanted to focus just on the main building you could have gotten right under it and looked up. 
4. The circular building acts as a frame to focus your eye on the other building. The photographer also used an interesting angle. A photographer ca n use another building to frame up a photo and get under or above to get interesting angles. They can also use rule of thirds by positioning the main focal point in an intersecting point. 

1. I chose this photo because it was eye catching and different. Im not sure if the photographer use an extreme wide angle or put together multiple images but either way it is really cool and unique.
2. The lighting is coming from the building and street lights. It is shot during the night but there is enough other light to take a good photo. If I had to take a photo in this area i would try it during the day but also try it at night and hope there is enough night life activity to have enough lighting.
3. The photographer must have put the camera on the ground and shot up to get the extreme angle. This photo is a little confusing to me because it is so different and I have never seen something like this. The angle is so different and it is such an extreme wide angle that it really shows what the city is like. I think if you were going for a look of the entire city then I wouldn't change the angle but there is other ways to get photos in the city.
4. There is different viewpoint and symmetry. You can get the traditional rules by changing your angle and shooting in repetitious areas.





1. I picked this photo because I really like the repetitions and the feeling of it never ending is really cool. They took a very simple place and took the photo in way that makes it really cool and unique. 
2. The lighting is very subtle and helps create the feeling of never ending and it a little scary. The lighting is coming out of every floor from the ceilings. The lighting is perfect for the type of photo they created. 
3. The photographer was on a higher floor looking down. The photographer probably got up high on the top floor in order to look down and get all of the circle. I think this is a very cool angle but you could try from the bottom but you wouldn't get the pretty floor tiles or railing. If you were superman you could fly above the circle and shoot down to get the entire circle from the middle. 
4. There is repetition that again creates the feeling of the floors never ending. 


1. I chose this photo because it tells a story and everything in the photo is linked together. The women's dress is really pretty and adds a pop of color to draw your eye in. 
2. The lighting is coming from behind the photographer but it very soft light It is gold which goes with the gold colors and ornate design of the building. I really like the light used. 
3. The angle was straight on but its for a surpass. They didn't try to take it from an interesting angle but they let the building be interesting on its own. I think you could have tried different angles but they might not have looked as good because this photo is really good with the angle straight on. 
4. There is symmetry. The traditional rules can be used for architecture to add to the photo and make them more interesting. 



Austin architecture-
Capitol building, Bob Bullock museum, downtown, UT, and the sculpture garden 

Equipment-
A tilt shift lens is a lens that attaches to the camera but can move around without moving the camera body. 
tripod, filters, lens





Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Camera Etiquette

Casual shoot
1. There are many photographers at events and you need to courteous to them. You always need to be mind full of how much space you occupy and who and what is around you. You can get a lot of information and learn different ways to shoot if you are polite and make friends with other photographers. You also need to be polite and apologize for mistakes and talk to other photographers and let them know of their mistakes.
2. Making friends with the people around you.
     a. This is the best suggestion because you can learn a lot of new things from others and it will help you grow as a photographer.
     b. If I started talking to someone else about photography and they don't cooperate then I will just walk away and continue shooting.
     c. I have not had this problem before because they usually talk to me and give me advice.

Wedding shoot
1. When shooting a wedding there are many people who have cameras but if you are hired by the bride and groom then you are the official photographer. If you are a guest at the wedding you need to be respectful to the official photographer and give them the right of way so they can get the best photos. The best hired photographers are those who try to please everyone but still gets their shot. It is best to learn the rules of the venue before the event so you know where to be and what to use.
2.   a. I would not be rude back but continue doing my job because it is my job to get the best photos and they shouldn't stop that.
      b. I would explain it to them that I am was hired to do the best and I would hope that they understand but if not I would respect their wishes but still shoot.
      c. I would talk to the guests about the rules and who I am and what my job is and hope that they understand that I will need to get the shot and sometimes they would need to wait for me.
      d. I would remind them what my purpose is and hope they get it and keep shooting.

Annoying thingy
1. People think buying the best equipment will make them the best but they don't understand that they are the ones making the photo and you have to work to get it. People can be really mean and will leave bad comments on your work. Some photographers will think that they are the best and you don't always have to listen to them because they may not know anything about photography. If you have large equipment then you need to be aware of the space you take up and who is around you. Remind your friends and family that you are running a business and you can't always drop everything to take pictures for them.
      a. I think the arrogant people annoy me the most because they think they are the bet and can do whatever they want and go wherever they want. They don't understand that their are others who work ten times harder than them and may not always get the best shot the first time but they learn from their mistakes and try again.
      b. I have encountered people who think the biggest and best equipment will make them the best photographer but that isn't true because people have to work hard to get their photos. I was at an event shoot and someone else had the 70-200 F2.8 and they thought since they had that lens they could take any photo and it would come out good. They learned that it was our job to manipulate the settings to create a good photo.
      c. If a close family member wanted me to shoot something for them then I would do it for free but if a friend or far family member needed me then I would do it for a discount.

Photo Walk
1. Take light equipment so you don't have to lug it around but do bring other equipment to leave in the car. Dress in appropriate clothes for the weather. You will be with a lot of people so be polite and share ideas.
2.   a. Theres a statue garden by zilker that is really cool and a place downtown with peacocks walking around.
      b. it has a lot of photo opportunities.
      c. nice lighting, camera, light lenses, tripod or monopod
      d. I would prefer a nature walk but I would also like a little man made stuff like the photo on the mega pixels website of the dock. I enjoy nature walks and nature with man made objects.
      e. If it is because they just didn't do it then they shouldn't go but if they tried then I think they should go.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Landscape

Formal assignment







Creative assignment

ISO- 1600
SS- 30
Fstop- 16.0
Date- 11-6-14
Time- 7:28

ISO- 1600
SS- 30
Fstop- 16.0
Date- 11-6-14
Time- 7:31

ISO- 1600
SS- 30
Fstop- 16.0
Date- 11-6-14
Time- 4:28

ISO- 800
SS- 30
Fstop- 6.0
Date- 11-6-14
Time- 4:39