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.

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

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.

Week 2: Freeze Motion

f/stop: 18

Shutter: 1/60

ISO: 400

f/stop: 14

Shutter: 1/100

ISO: 400

f/stop: 8

Shutter: 1/250

ISO: 400

f/stop: 8

Shutter: 1/500

ISO: 400

Task was to freeze motion using the shutter speeds given to us.

Using the different settings that has been allocated i found that using the shutter speed of 1/60, slows down the movement of what has been dropped and to actually freeze the movement of the black pipes that have been dropped, it was best to use 1/500, to actually freeze that movement.

Week 2: Richard Avedon (Shutter Priority)

Original

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/hb/hb_61.565.2.jpg

Remake

Camera settings:

F/stop: 8.0

Shutter speed: 1/80

ISO: 400

I told the subject to stand on the right side of the camera, doing exactly the same facial as the person above. The camera was held a eye level, using the zoom ring to get right to her face.

Photo was taken into photoshop to give the black and white look.