Monday, 16 November 2015

Bernd and Hilla Becher - Architecture



The house is located in the centre of the frame. The looks of this shot, the photographer could have gone a bit higher just to get this shot, instead of shooting from the ground directly onto the house.
There is a bit of land in the front, which gives a fair idea of how far back the photographer is standing.


"Worked with two tripods to avoid the slightest vibrations" - for the water towers. The only interesting thing that caught me was when they chose what kind of weather conditions they chose to shoot in.

Week 3: Low - High and Movement

Low angle with a shallow DOF.



This photo i tried to take using a shallow depth of field. It shows that it is a shallow depth of field, because the trees are out of focus and if the car wasn't in focus that she will just look wierd standing there.
I could have done better if i place my subject some where else.

High angle with a medium shutter speed.


Using a medium shutter speed at a high vantage view.


Person standing still with movement in the background.



This photo is when you set your camera on a tripod and have one person stand and get some movement happening in the background. I like this photo , because it shows what we needed to do. 
The only thing that i dont like about this photo is the composition of it and how the feet of the subject is out of the frame.

Friday, 23 October 2015

Week 3: Candid Photo

Candid photo: There was this moment where they were arguing about the work i had to do for this photography class. I captured this, moving myself to centre them in the frame and to give the feel of home, because of the surroundings around them.

Camera Settings
f/stop: 3.4
shutter: 1/100
ISO: 400

Taking this photo was difficult, because i wanted to show the expression that i wanted in this photo. I experimented with what i wanted the viewers to see in this photo, whether i wanted to show the whole lounge or just these two subjects in the frame.



I liked the fact that two photos showed expression, but i wanted the happy feeling in them. 
I captured the moments of conflict, where they were arguing about the paper.
I could have done better just positioning myself, to show more of the left side, so that they will be on the side of the frame.

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Experimentation with slow shutter: Art of light

Took this photo into camera raw and edited this to get the black in the background and then cropped the image to take away the legs.

I used the table outside to keep the camera stable.


settings used for original photo:
f/stop: 18
shutter: 8.0
ISO: 800





Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Self directed task: Narrow and Wide of an object




ISO: 400
F/stop: 4.0
Shutter: 1/2000


ISO: 400
F/stop: 4.0
Shutter: 1/2000




Week 3: Shutter priority - The Art of Light (Tutorial)


I watched a tutorial on how to get this effect ut, doing it, i kind of knew how to do it. When i looked more into this tutorial, this man showed me what hes been working on , and something thati didnt quite understand about the tree that he was trying to get.

Lastnight i experimented with quite some stuff and drawings, and this is the one i like the most. Even having me far back in the frame i am also centred. This also gives the audience an insight of where abouts im standing!

I set the camera on the camera case to get on the same level as crouching down. Using this method, i took various photos to get the photo that i wanted. Here are some of the experiments that i have taken.





Week 2: Self directed shutter practices -

f/stop: 3.5
shutter: 1/250sec
ISO- 6400

f/stop: 3.5
shutter: 1/250sec
ISO: 400

I used a faster shutter speed to get the effect of freezing movement.

Afew photos that i have taken didnt quite work because the subject kept going out of the frame.
I placed both subjects in the middle where i got my sister to flick her hair and brother to jump.